Shawlands Primary School, GLASGOW
Shawlands Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 95.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Shawlands Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Shawlands 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 384 pupils, an average class size of 24 and 15.7 pupils per teacher.
65% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 34% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 16% speak English as an additional language.
9% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 24% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.3% in 2024/25, and 11.8% 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 70% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Shawlands Primary School are Langside Primary School (0.3 miles), St Conval's Primary School (0.3 miles), Battlefield Primary School (0.7 miles) and Tinto Primary School (0.9 miles).
Langside Primary SchoolSt Conval's Primary SchoolBattlefield Primary SchoolTinto Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shawlands Rail Station, about 430 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Eastwood Avenue (before), 50 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Shawlands Primary School are Shawlands Academy (0.1 miles), Hillpark Secondary School (1.1 miles) and Bellahouston Academy (1.4 miles).
Shawlands AcademyHillpark 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 Shawlands Primary School in April 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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 Shawlands Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Shawlands Primary School
Questions parents ask about Shawlands Primary School
When was Shawlands Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Shawlands Primary School in April 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Shawlands Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Shawlands 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 Shawlands Primary School?
If you live in Shawlands 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 Shawlands Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 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 Shawlands Primary School?
Shawlands Primary School is at 1284 Pollokshaws Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G41 3QP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)