Netherlee Primary School, GLASGOW
Netherlee Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 96%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Netherlee Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Netherlee Primary School 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.
Netherlee Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 592 pupils, an average class size of 26.9 and 17.3 pupils per teacher.
10% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 96% in 2024/25, and 8.8% 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 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Netherlee Primary School are Braidbar Primary School (0.5 miles), Giffnock Primary School (0.9 miles), Our Lady Of The Annunciation Primary School (1 mile) and Merrylee Primary School (1 mile).
Braidbar Primary SchoolGiffnock Primary SchoolOur Lady Of The Annunciation Primary SchoolMerrylee Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Muirend Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Williamwood Drive (after), 110 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Netherlee Primary School are St Margaret Mary's Secondary School (1.2 miles), St Ninian's High School (1.3 miles), Hillpark Secondary School (1.4 miles) and Castlemilk High School (1.5 miles).
St Margaret Mary's Secondary SchoolSt Ninian's High SchoolHillpark Secondary SchoolCastlemilk High School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Netherlee Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
0 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 East Renfrewshire is 3 (the median across 33 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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Questions parents ask about Netherlee Primary School
What is the catchment area for Netherlee Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Netherlee Primary School 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 East Renfrewshire. East Renfrewshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Netherlee Primary School?
If you live in Netherlee Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Renfrewshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Renfrewshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Netherlee Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 0 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 East Renfrewshire is 3 (the median across 33 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Netherlee Primary School?
Netherlee Primary School is at Clarkston Road, Netherlee, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G44 3SF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)