Parklands School, Helensburgh
Parklands School is a special school for pupils in Helensburgh.
- Attendance
- 90.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Parklands School in detail
School in Scotland
Parklands 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.
Parklands School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 44 pupils and 3.9 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
14% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 18% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.3% in 2024/25, and 23.4% 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 good (A).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Parklands School are Spark of Genius (Skypoint School) (4.1 miles) and Lomond View Academy (4.6 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Helensburgh Central Rail Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Halls (at), 280 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 Parklands School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
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, 4 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
1 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Parklands School
How many road collisions happen near Parklands 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, 4 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 1 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Parklands School?
Parklands School is at 27 Charlotte Street, Helensburgh, Helensburgh, G84 7EZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)