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St Catherine's Primary School, GLASGOW

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Roman Catholic

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

Attendance
89.5%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

St Catherine's Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

St Catherine'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 336 pupils, an average class size of 25.8 and 15.3 pupils per teacher.

78% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 33% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 89.5% in 2024/25, and 35.9% 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 74% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Catherine's Primary School are St Martha's Primary School (0.4 miles), Balornock Primary School (0.5 miles), Wallacewell Primary School (0.6 miles) and Barmulloch Primary School (0.8 miles).

St Martha's Primary SchoolBalornock Primary SchoolWallacewell Primary SchoolBarmulloch Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Barnhill Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rye Crescent (opposite), 20 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Catherine's Primary School are All Saints Secondary School (0.3 miles), Springburn Academy (0.8 miles), Smithycroft Secondary School (1.4 miles) and Bishopbriggs Academy (1.4 miles).

All Saints Secondary SchoolSpringburn AcademySmithycroft Secondary SchoolBishopbriggs 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 558 8582
Address:274 Rye Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G21 3JR
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:8421420

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Rye Crescent (Opp)
24m · 0 min walk
Ryebank Road (Opp)
119m · 2 min walk
Ryemount Road (Opp)
122m · 2 min walk
Rye Drive (before)
174m · 3 min walk
Woodhill Road (opp & before)
175m · 3 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
6
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.

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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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Catherine's Primary School

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

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

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

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 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 Catherine's Primary School?

St Catherine's Primary School is at 274 Rye Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G21 3JR.

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

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