Scotstoun Primary School, GLASGOW
Scotstoun Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Scotstoun Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Scotstoun 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 455 pupils, an average class size of 26.8 and 17.9 pupils per teacher.
61% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 57% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 28% speak English as an additional language.
47% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 31% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.1% in 2024/25, and 17.6% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 100% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Scotstoun Primary School are St Paul's (Whiteinch) Primary School (0.3 miles), Whiteinch Primary School (0.7 miles), Corpus Christi Primary School (0.7 miles) and Broomhill Primary School (0.9 miles).
St Paul's (Whiteinch) Primary SchoolWhiteinch Primary SchoolCorpus Christi Primary SchoolBroomhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Scotstounhill Rail Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Duncan Avenue (before), 210 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Scotstoun Primary School are St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School (0.4 miles), Jordanhill School (0.6 miles), Knightswood Secondary School (0.9 miles) and Hyndland Secondary School (1.4 miles).
St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolJordanhill SchoolKnightswood Secondary SchoolHyndland 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Scotstoun Primary School in April 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Scotstoun Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 8 serious and 13 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
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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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Scotstoun Primary School
When was Scotstoun Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Scotstoun Primary School in April 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as very good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Scotstoun Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Scotstoun 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 Scotstoun Primary School?
If you live in Scotstoun 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 Scotstoun Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 8 serious and 13 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Scotstoun Primary School?
Scotstoun Primary School is at 21 Duncan Avenue, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G14 9HN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)