St Blane's Primary School, GLASGOW
St Blane's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Blane's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Blane'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 280 pupils, an average class size of 25.5 and 16.5 pupils per teacher.
68% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 28% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 16% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.2% in 2024/25, and 28.5% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 89% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Blane's Primary School are Parkview Primary School (0.2 miles), Caldercuilt Primary School (0.3 miles), St Mary's Primary School (0.5 miles) and Cadder Primary School (0.6 miles).
Parkview Primary SchoolCaldercuilt Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary SchoolCadder Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Summerston Rail Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Arrochar Path (before), 40 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Blane's Primary School are John Paul Academy (0.1 miles), Boclair Academy (0.9 miles) and Cleveden Secondary School (1.2 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 Blane's Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
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.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
0 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 Blane's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Blane's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Blane'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 Blane's Primary School?
If you live in St Blane'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 Blane'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. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 0 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 Blane's Primary School?
St Blane's Primary School is at 23 Arrochar Drive, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G23 5QB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)