Pirie Park Primary School, GLASGOW
Pirie Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 86.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Pirie Park Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Pirie Park 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 358 pupils, an average class size of 25.6 and 17.5 pupils per teacher.
75% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 46% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 10% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 86.7% in 2024/25, and 48.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 78% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pirie Park Primary School are St Constantine's Primary School & Nursery Class (0.1 miles), Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class (0.9 miles), Whiteinch Primary School (0.9 miles) and Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School & Nursery Class (0.9 miles).
St Constantine's Primary School & Nursery ClassCraigton Primary School & Nursery ClassWhiteinch Primary SchoolOur Lady of Lourdes Primary School & Nursery Class
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cardonald Rail Station, about 1120 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Drive Road (before), 40 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Pirie Park Primary School are Govan High School (0.2 miles), Lourdes Secondary School (1.2 miles), Hyndland Secondary School (1.4 miles) and St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School (1.4 miles).
Govan High SchoolLourdes Secondary SchoolHyndland Secondary SchoolSt Thomas Aquinas Secondary 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 Pirie Park Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 10 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 Pirie Park Primary School
What is the catchment area for Pirie Park Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Pirie Park 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 Glasgow City. Glasgow City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Pirie Park Primary School?
If you live in Pirie Park Primary 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 Pirie Park Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 10 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 Pirie Park Primary School?
Pirie Park Primary School is at 337 Langlands Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G51 4AW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)