Smithycroft Secondary School, GLASGOW
Smithycroft Secondary School is a secondary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 85.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Smithycroft Secondary School in detail
School in Scotland
Smithycroft Secondary 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.
Smithycroft Secondary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 940 pupils and 13.4 pupils per teacher.
44% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 71% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 16% speak English as an additional language.
61% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 1% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 85.1% in 2024/25, and 50.4% 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 poor (C); the school was 99% full.
95% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 94% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Smithycroft Secondary School are All Saints Secondary School (1.1 miles), St Andrew's Secondary School (1.1 miles), Whitehill Secondary School (1.4 miles) and Eastbank Academy (1.7 miles).
All Saints Secondary SchoolSt Andrew's Secondary SchoolWhitehill Secondary SchoolEastbank Academy
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Robroyston Railway Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cumbernauld Road (before), 160 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Smithycroft Secondary School are St Thomas' Primary School (0.5 miles), St Philomena's Primary School (0.5 miles), Carntyne Primary School (0.6 miles) and Barmulloch Primary School (0.8 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Glasgow City publishes both.
St Thomas' Primary SchoolSt Philomena's Primary SchoolCarntyne Primary SchoolBarmulloch Primary School
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 Smithycroft Secondary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Smithycroft Secondary School is located in Riddrie, Glasgow, Scotland. In 2002 the school relocated to a new building constructed in the playing fields of the old school.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 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 Smithycroft Secondary School
What is the catchment area for Smithycroft Secondary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Smithycroft Secondary 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 Smithycroft Secondary School?
If you live in Smithycroft Secondary 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 Smithycroft Secondary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Smithycroft Secondary School?
Smithycroft Secondary School is at 282 Smithycroft Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G33 2QU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)