St Francis' Primary School, Port Glasgow
St Francis' Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Port Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.9%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Francis' Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Francis' 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.
St Francis' Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 266 pupils, an average class size of 24.2 and 15.6 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 47% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91.9% in 2024/25, and 26.9% 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 81% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Francis' Primary School are St Michael's Primary School (0.4 miles), Newark Primary School (0.4 miles), St John's Primary School (1.8 miles) and Kilmacolm Primary School (2.4 miles).
St Michael's Primary SchoolNewark Primary SchoolSt John's Primary SchoolKilmacolm Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Woodhall Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Quarry Road (at), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Francis' Primary School are Port Glasgow High School (0.3 miles) and St Stephen's High School (0.3 miles).
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 Francis' Primary School in November 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Francis' Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- St. Francis' Nursery Class - Nursery, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 18 November 2022: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Rainbow Family Centre - Nursery, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate, 14 October 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
- Newark Nursery - Nursery, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate, 9 October 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
- St. John's Nursery Class - Nursery, 1.8 milesCare Inspectorate, 18 March 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
The typical figure for schools in Inverclyde is 4 (the median across 30 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
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Questions parents ask about St Francis' Primary School
When was St Francis' Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Francis' Primary School in November 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory.
How many road collisions happen near St Francis' Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. The typical figure for schools in Inverclyde is 4 (the median across 30 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Francis' Primary School?
St Francis' Primary School is at East Barmoss Avenue, Port Glasgow, Port Glasgow, PA14 6HX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)