Pollokshields Primary School, GLASGOW
Pollokshields Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 92.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Pollokshields Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Pollokshields 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.
Pollokshields Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 278 pupils, an average class size of 25.3 and 15.1 pupils per teacher.
73% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 38% speak English as an additional language.
12% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 2% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.1% in 2024/25, and 27.9% 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 83% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pollokshields Primary School are Glendale Gaelic Primary School - Bunsgoil Ghàidhlig Ghleann Dail (0.2 miles), Glendale Primary School (0.2 miles), St Albert's Primary School (0.4 miles) and Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class (0.4 miles).
Glendale Gaelic Primary School - Bunsgoil Ghàidhlig Ghleann DailGlendale Primary SchoolSt Albert's Primary SchoolCuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pollokshields East Rail Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Herriet Street (after), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Pollokshields Primary School are Shawlands Academy (0.9 miles), Holyrood Secondary School (1.1 miles) and Bellahouston Academy (1.1 miles).
Shawlands AcademyHolyrood Secondary SchoolBellahouston Academy
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Pollokshields Primary School in August 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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 Pollokshields Primary School
When was Pollokshields Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Pollokshields Primary School in August 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Pollokshields Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Pollokshields 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 Pollokshields Primary School?
If you live in Pollokshields 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 Pollokshields Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Pollokshields Primary School?
Pollokshields Primary School is at 241 Albert Drive, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G41 2NA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)