Rosneath Primary School, HELENSBURGH
Rosneath Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Helensburgh.
- Attendance
- 92.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Rosneath Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Rosneath 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.
Rosneath Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 68 pupils, an average class size of 17 and 11.7 pupils per teacher.
65% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 46% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.2% in 2024/25, and 28.4% 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); the school was 48% full.
Rosneath Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "In a responsible school we look after everyone and we follow our school values and we listen to others because we care about what others say. We respect everyone and we try to be as kind and thoughtful as possible. We look after other people and our school. We show love and kindness to ourselves, each other and our school."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Rosneath Primary School are Rhu Primary School (1 mile), Kilcreggan Primary School (2.1 miles), Hermitage Primary School (2.9 miles) and St Joseph's Primary School (3.4 miles).
Rhu Primary SchoolKilcreggan Primary SchoolHermitage Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Helensburgh Central Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Court Hill (at), 70 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Rosneath Primary School in September 2025.
- 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
Keep up with Rosneath Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 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 Rosneath Primary School
When was Rosneath Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Rosneath Primary School in September 2025. 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 Rosneath Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Rosneath 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 Argyll & Bute. Argyll & Bute publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Rosneath Primary School?
If you live in Rosneath Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Argyll & Bute will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Argyll & Bute - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Rosneath Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Rosneath Primary School?
Rosneath Primary School is at Clachan Road, Rosneath, HELENSBURGH, HELENSBURGH, G84 0RJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)