St Denis' Primary School, GLASGOW
St Denis' Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Denis' Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Denis' 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 192 pupils, an average class size of 24 and 15.2 pupils per teacher.
79% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 62% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 39% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.9% in 2024/25, and 27.7% 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 83% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Denis' Primary School are Golfhill Primary School (0.2 miles), Alexandra Parade Primary School (0.3 miles), St Anne's Primary School (0.4 miles) and Haghill Park Primary School & Nursery Class (0.5 miles).
Golfhill Primary SchoolAlexandra Parade Primary SchoolSt Anne's Primary SchoolHaghill Park Primary School & Nursery Class
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Duke Street Rail Station, about 90 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Finlay Drive (opposite), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Denis' Primary School are Whitehill Secondary School (0.2 miles), St Mungo's Academy (0.5 miles), St Roch's Secondary School (1 mile) and Smithycroft Secondary School (1.4 miles).
Whitehill Secondary SchoolSt Mungo's AcademySt Roch's Secondary SchoolSmithycroft Secondary School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Denis' Primary School in October 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 39
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 23 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
7 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 Denis' Primary School
When was St Denis' Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Denis' Primary School in October 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for St Denis' Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Denis' 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 Denis' Primary School?
If you live in St Denis' 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 Denis' Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 23 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 7 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 Denis' Primary School?
St Denis' Primary School is at 129 Roslea Drive, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G31 2RZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)