St Fillan's Primary School, HOUSTON
St Fillan's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Houston. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 94.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Fillan's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Fillan'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 108 pupils, an average class size of 18 and 12 pupils per teacher.
41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.8% in 2024/25, and 14.6% 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 59% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Fillan's Primary School are Houston Primary School (0.4 miles), Bridge Of Weir Primary School (1.1 miles), East Fulton Primary School (1.9 miles) and Kilbarchan Primary School (1.9 miles).
Houston Primary SchoolBridge Of Weir Primary SchoolEast Fulton Primary SchoolKilbarchan Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Johnstone Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Fillans Pr School (at), 180 metres away.
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 Fillan'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)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 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 Fillan's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Fillan's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Fillan'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 Renfrewshire. Renfrewshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St Fillan's Primary School?
If you live in St Fillan's Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Renfrewshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Renfrewshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near St Fillan's Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Fillan's Primary School?
St Fillan's Primary School is at 1A Main Street, HOUSTON, HOUSTON, PA6 7EL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)