St Albert's Primary School, GLASGOW
St Albert's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 90.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Albert's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Albert's 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 271 pupils, an average class size of 20.8 and 11.1 pupils per teacher.
76% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 80% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 64% speak English as an additional language.
39% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 3% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.1% in 2024/25, and 40.5% 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 86% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Albert's Primary School are Glendale Primary School (0.3 miles), Pollokshields Primary School (0.4 miles), Glendale Gaelic Primary School - Bunsgoil Ghàidhlig Ghleann Dail (0.4 miles) and Lorne Street Primary School (0.6 miles).
Glendale Primary SchoolPollokshields Primary SchoolGlendale Gaelic Primary School - Bunsgoil Ghàidhlig Ghleann DailLorne Street Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Kinning Park SPT Subway Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sikh Temple (at), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Albert's Primary School are Bellahouston Academy (0.7 miles), Shawlands Academy (1 mile) and Glasgow Gaelic School (1.3 miles).
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 St Albert's Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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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Questions parents ask about St Albert's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Albert's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Albert's 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 St Albert's Primary School?
If you live in St Albert's 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 St Albert's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 St Albert's Primary School?
St Albert's Primary School is at 36 Maxwell Drive, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G41 5DU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)