St James's Primary School (Paisley), PAISLEY
St James's Primary School (Paisley) is a primary school for pupils in Paisley. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St James's Primary School (Paisley) in detail
School in Scotland
St James's Primary School (Paisley) 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 146 pupils, an average class size of 20.9 and 14 pupils per teacher.
53% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 20% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.3% in 2024/25, and 20.7% 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 67% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St James's Primary School (Paisley) are Mossvale Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Catherine's Primary School (0.7 miles), St Fergus Primary School (0.8 miles) and Glencoats Primary School (0.9 miles).
Mossvale Primary SchoolSt Catherine's Primary SchoolSt Fergus Primary SchoolGlencoats Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Paisley St James Rail Station, about 830 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fullarton Street (after), 110 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St James's Primary School (Paisley) are Paisley Grammar School (1.1 miles) and Castlehead High School (1.2 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 James's Primary School (Paisley) in November 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
0 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 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 James's Primary School (Paisley)
When was St James's Primary School (Paisley) last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St James's Primary School (Paisley) in November 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for St James's Primary School (Paisley)?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St James's Primary School (Paisley) 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 James's Primary School (Paisley)?
If you live in St James's Primary School (Paisley)'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 James's Primary School (Paisley)?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 0 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St James's Primary School (Paisley)?
St James's Primary School (Paisley) is at Gockston Road, PAISLEY, PAISLEY, PA3 2QB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)