St Andrew's Secondary School, GLASGOW
St Andrew's Secondary School is a secondary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Andrew's Secondary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Andrew's 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 1998 pupils and 14.8 pupils per teacher.
41% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 51% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 24% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.4% in 2024/25, and 29.3% 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 good (A); the school was 109% full.
96% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 95% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
St Andrew's Secondary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with great privilege and a deep sense of responsibility that I introduce myself as the new Head Teacher of St Andrew’s Secondary School. I am delighted to have joined the St Andrew’s community and would like to extend a very warm welcome to you and your families as we begin this new chapter together."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to St Andrew's Secondary School are Eastbank Academy (0.6 miles), Smithycroft Secondary School (1.1 miles), Whitehill Secondary School (1.7 miles) and Bannerman High School (2 miles).
Eastbank AcademySmithycroft Secondary SchoolWhitehill Secondary SchoolBannerman High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carntyne Rail Station, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Torphin Crescent (at 35), 80 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to St Andrew's Secondary School are St Timothy's Primary School & Nursery Class (0.2 miles), Thorntree Primary School (0.3 miles), Eastbank Primary School (0.8 miles) and Wellshot Primary School (0.9 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Glasgow City publishes both.
St Timothy's Primary School & Nursery ClassThorntree Primary SchoolEastbank Primary SchoolWellshot 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 St Andrew's Secondary 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
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 10 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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.
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Questions parents ask about St Andrew's Secondary School
What is the catchment area for St Andrew's Secondary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Andrew's 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 St Andrew's Secondary School?
If you live in St Andrew's 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 St Andrew's Secondary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 10 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 St Andrew's Secondary School?
St Andrew's Secondary School is at 47 Torphin Crescent, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G32 6QE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)