St James's Primary School (Renfrew), RENFREW
St James's Primary School (Renfrew) is a primary school for pupils in Renfrew. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 94%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St James's Primary School (Renfrew) in detail
School in Scotland
St James's Primary School (Renfrew) 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 James's Primary School (Renfrew) has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 551 pupils, an average class size of 26.2 and 20.6 pupils per teacher.
21% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 58% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 22% speak English as an additional language.
23% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 12% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94% in 2024/25, and 17.9% 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 82% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St James's Primary School (Renfrew) are Kirklandneuk Primary School (0.3 miles), Newmains Primary School (0.4 miles), Arkleston Primary School (0.7 miles) and Gallowhill Primary School (1.2 miles).
Kirklandneuk Primary SchoolNewmains Primary SchoolArkleston Primary SchoolGallowhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Yoker Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Drive East (after), 220 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St James's Primary School (Renfrew) are Trinity High School (0.5 miles) and Renfrew High School (0.6 miles).
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 James's Primary School (Renfrew)'s reports on the inspectorate's website.
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
- 5
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 (Renfrew)
What is the catchment area for St James's Primary School (Renfrew)?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St James's Primary School (Renfrew) 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 (Renfrew)?
If you live in St James's Primary School (Renfrew)'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 (Renfrew)?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 (Renfrew)?
St James's Primary School (Renfrew) is at 10 Brown Street, RENFREW, RENFREW, PA4 8HL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)