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Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class, GLASGOW

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.

Attendance
90.7%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class in detail

School in Scotland

Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.

Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 290 pupils, an average class size of 24.2 and 18.1 pupils per teacher.

61% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 13% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 90.7% in 2024/25, and 28.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 77% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class are Our Lady Of The Rosary Primary School & Nursery Class (0.4 miles), Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class (0.6 miles), Cardonald Primary School (0.9 miles) and Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School & Nursery Class (0.9 miles).

Our Lady Of The Rosary Primary School & Nursery ClassCraigton Primary School & Nursery ClassCardonald Primary SchoolOur Lady of Lourdes Primary School & Nursery Class

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Corkerhill Rail Station, about 430 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mosspark Square (at), 90 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class are Lourdes Secondary School (0.6 miles), St Paul's High School (1.1 miles), Bellahouston Academy (1.2 miles) and Rosshall Academy (1.4 miles).

Lourdes Secondary SchoolSt Paul's High SchoolBellahouston AcademyRosshall Academy

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Glasgow City
Phone:0141 882 3602
Address:20 Mosspark Square, Mosspark, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G52 1LZ
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class in April 2024.

  • 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
  • 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good

HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.

Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.

URN:8416923

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Train Stations

Corkerhill Rail Station
433m · 7 min walk

Bus Stops

Mosspark Square (at)
94m · 2 min walk
Balerno Drive (Opp)
142m · 2 min walk
Alva Gardens (before)
194m · 3 min walk
Aviemore Road (after)
223m · 4 min walk
Mosspark lane (At)
274m · 4 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
10
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class

When was Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class last inspected?

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class in April 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.

What is the catchment area for Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Glasgow City. Glasgow City publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class?

If you live in Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Glasgow City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Glasgow City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.

How many road collisions happen near Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class?

Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class is at 20 Mosspark Square, Mosspark, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G52 1LZ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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