Parkhill Secondary School, GLASGOW
Parkhill Secondary School is a special school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 86.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Parkhill Secondary School in detail
School in Scotland
Parkhill Secondary 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 96 pupils and 3.7 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 86.5% in 2024/25, and 44.7% 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 poor (C).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Parkhill Secondary School are Westmuir High School (0.6 miles), St Martin's Primary School (1.5 miles), Croftcroighn Primary School (1.9 miles) and Ashton Secondary School (2 miles).
Westmuir High SchoolSt Martin's Primary SchoolCroftcroighn Primary SchoolAshton Secondary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alexandra Parade Rail Station, about 290 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Rollox Bowling Club (at), 60 metres away.
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 Parkhill Secondary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 31
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 12
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 19 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
6 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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Questions parents ask about Parkhill Secondary School
What is the catchment area for Parkhill Secondary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Parkhill Secondary 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 Glasgow City. Glasgow City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Parkhill Secondary School?
If you live in Parkhill Secondary School'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 Parkhill Secondary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 19 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 6 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 Parkhill Secondary School?
Parkhill Secondary School is at 375 Cumbernauld Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G31 3LP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)