Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class, GLASGOW
Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 87.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class in detail
School in Scotland
Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class 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.
Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 264 pupils, an average class size of 24 and 15.2 pupils per teacher.
76% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
91% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 87.8% in 2024/25, and 43.1% 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 84% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class are St Michael's Primary School (0.3 miles), Wellshot Primary School (0.7 miles), St Paul's (Shettleston) Primary School & Nursery Class (0.8 miles) and St Timothy's Primary School & Nursery Class (0.8 miles).
St Michael's Primary SchoolWellshot Primary SchoolSt Paul's (Shettleston) Primary School & Nursery ClassSt Timothy's Primary School & Nursery Class
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carntyne Rail Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Quarryknowe Street (after), 110 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class are St Andrew's Secondary School (1 mile), Eastbank Academy (1.1 miles), Whitehill Secondary School (1.2 miles) and St Mungo's Academy (1.2 miles).
St Andrew's Secondary SchoolEastbank AcademyWhitehill Secondary SchoolSt Mungo's Academy
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 Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class'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
- 33
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 33 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 18 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 3 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 Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class
What is the catchment area for Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class 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 Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class?
If you live in Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class'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 Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 33 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 18 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 3 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 Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class?
Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class is at 61 Crail Street, Parkhead, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G31 5AL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)