Royston Primary School, GLASGOW
Royston Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 91.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Royston Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Royston 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 116 pupils, an average class size of 23.2 and 9.8 pupils per teacher.
87% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 87% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 62% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.6% in 2024/25, and 24.6% 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 poor (C); the school was 50% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Royston Primary School are St Roch's Primary School (0.3 miles), St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class (0.5 miles), Alexandra Parade Primary School (0.7 miles) and Golfhill Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Roch's Primary SchoolSt Mungo's Primary School & Nursery ClassAlexandra Parade Primary SchoolGolfhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Barnhill Rail Station, about 1000 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
22 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Provanhill Street (after), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Royston Primary School are St Roch's Secondary School (under 0.1 miles), Whitehill Secondary School (0.8 miles), St Mungo's Academy (1.1 miles) and Springburn Academy (1.2 miles).
St Roch's Secondary SchoolWhitehill Secondary SchoolSt Mungo's AcademySpringburn 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 Royston 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
- 24
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 16 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 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 Royston Primary School
What is the catchment area for Royston Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Royston 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 Royston Primary School?
If you live in Royston 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 Royston Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 16 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 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 Royston Primary School?
Royston Primary School is at 102 Royston Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G21 2NU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)