St Helen's Primary School, Bishopbriggs
St Helen's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bishopbriggs. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 94%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Helen's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Helen'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 296 pupils, an average class size of 22.8 and 15.1 pupils per teacher.
9% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 20% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
6% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 44% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94% in 2024/25, and 18.9% 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 61% full.
St Helen's Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our vision is that St. Helen’s Primary School will be a community of faith and learning where mutual respect and tolerance are expected and encouraged, enabling all members of the school community to realise their full potential. The values of the Gospel underpin the work of our school."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Helen's Primary School are Thomas Muir Primary (0.2 miles), St Matthew's Primary School (0.5 miles), Wester Cleddens Primary (0.6 miles) and Meadowburn Gaelic Unit (0.8 miles).
Thomas Muir PrimarySt Matthew's Primary SchoolWester Cleddens PrimaryMeadowburn Gaelic Unit
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bishopbriggs Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bemersyde (after), 130 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Helen's Primary School are Bishopbriggs Academy (0.1 miles), Turnbull High School (1.4 miles) and All Saints Secondary School (1.7 miles).
Bishopbriggs AcademyTurnbull High SchoolAll Saints 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find St Helen'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)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 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 Helen's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Helen's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Helen'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 East Dunbartonshire. East Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St Helen's Primary School?
If you live in St Helen's Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near St Helen's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Helen's Primary School?
St Helen's Primary School is at Wester Cleddens Road, Bishopbriggs, Bishopbriggs, G64 1EH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)