St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class, GLASGOW
St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 89.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class in detail
School in Scotland
St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class 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 & Nursery Class has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 437 pupils, an average class size of 25.7 and 15.7 pupils per teacher.
82% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 31% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.6% in 2024/25, and 37% 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 poor (C); the school was 88% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class are Blackfriars Primary School (0.1 miles), Sacred Heart Primary School (0.7 miles), Holy Cross Primary School (0.8 miles) and Annette Street Primary School (0.9 miles).
Blackfriars Primary SchoolSacred Heart Primary SchoolHoly Cross Primary SchoolAnnette Street Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Bridge Street SPT Subway Station, about 1130 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moffat Street (before), 230 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class are Holyrood Secondary School (1 mile) and St Mungo's Academy (1 mile).
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 & Nursery Class in December 2022.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot.
3 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 Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class
When was St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class in December 2022. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class 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 Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class?
If you live in St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class'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 Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot. 3 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 Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class?
St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class is at 430 Old Rutherglen Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G5 0PA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)