St Benedict's Primary School, GLASGOW
St Benedict's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 90.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Benedict's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Benedict'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 324 pupils, an average class size of 24.9 and 13.8 pupils per teacher.
77% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 16% speak English as an additional language.
94% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.7% in 2024/25, and 33.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 70% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Benedict's Primary School are Oakwood Primary School (0.4 miles), Swinton Primary School (0.9 miles), Aultmore Park Primary School (1.1 miles) and Garrowhill Primary School (1.2 miles).
Oakwood Primary SchoolSwinton Primary SchoolAultmore Park Primary SchoolGarrowhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Easterhouse Rail Station, about 1140 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cairnbrook Road (after), 40 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Benedict's Primary School are Lochend Community High School (0.1 miles) and Bannerman High School (1.5 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 Benedict's Primary 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
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 St Benedict's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Benedict's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Benedict'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 Benedict's Primary School?
If you live in St Benedict'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 Benedict's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 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 St Benedict's Primary School?
St Benedict's Primary School is at 62 Lochend Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G34 0LT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)