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St Bernard's Primary School, GLASGOW

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Roman Catholic

St Bernard's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.

Attendance
88.6%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

St Bernard's Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

St Bernard'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 399 pupils, an average class size of 26.6 and 15.5 pupils per teacher.

79% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 14% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 88.6% in 2024/25, and 40.3% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 86% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Bernard's Primary School are Cleeves Primary School (0.2 miles), Gowanbank Primary School (0.4 miles), St Monica's Primary School (0.8 miles) and St Marnock's Primary School (0.9 miles).

Cleeves Primary SchoolGowanbank Primary SchoolSt Monica's Primary SchoolSt Marnock's Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Nitshill Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Priesthill Road (opposite), 130 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Bernard's Primary School are St Paul's High School (0.7 miles), Barrhead High School (1.6 miles), Rosshall Academy (1.7 miles) and St Andrew's Academy (1.7 miles).

St Paul's High SchoolBarrhead High SchoolRosshall AcademySt Andrew's Academy

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Glasgow City
Phone:0141 881 7934
Address:14 Dove Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G53 6BP
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find St Bernard's Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:8420920

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Priesthill Road (opp)
130m · 2 min walk
Peat Road (after)
198m · 3 min walk
Hartstone Road (After)
258m · 4 min walk
Househillmuir Road (before)
298m · 5 min walk
Dunside Drive (After)
371m · 6 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
13
Fatal
0
Serious
8
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 5 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

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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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Bernard's Primary School

What is the catchment area for St Bernard's Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Bernard'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 Bernard's Primary School?

If you live in St Bernard'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 Bernard's Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 5 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Bernard's Primary School?

St Bernard's Primary School is at 14 Dove Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G53 6BP.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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