St George's Primary School, GLASGOW
St George's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St George's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St George'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 169 pupils, an average class size of 24.1 and 13.2 pupils per teacher.
71% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 76% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 44% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91% in 2024/25, and 29.6% 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 73% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St George's Primary School are Sandwood Primary School (0.1 miles), Hillington Primary School (0.3 miles), Ralston Primary School (0.4 miles) and Cardonald Primary School (0.8 miles).
Sandwood Primary SchoolHillington Primary SchoolRalston Primary SchoolCardonald Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hillington East Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Muirdykes Avenue (after), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St George's Primary School are Rosshall Academy (0.5 miles), Lourdes Secondary School (1 mile), Renfrew High School (1.7 miles) and St Andrew's Academy (1.7 miles).
Rosshall AcademyLourdes Secondary SchoolRenfrew High SchoolSt Andrew's Academy
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 George's Primary School in February 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
1 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 George's Primary School
When was St George's Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St George's Primary School in February 2022.
What is the catchment area for St George's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St George'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 George's Primary School?
If you live in St George'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 George's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 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 George's Primary School?
St George's Primary School is at 101 Muirdykes Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G52 2QJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)