St Joachim's Primary School, GLASGOW
St Joachim's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 89%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Joachim's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Joachim'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 74 pupils, an average class size of 18.5 and 11.2 pupils per teacher.
66% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
26% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89% in 2024/25, and 45.5% 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 34% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Joachim's Primary School are Carmyle Primary School & Nursery Class (0.2 miles), Mount Vernon Primary School (0.8 miles), Newton Farm Primary School (1 mile) and St Paul's (Shettleston) Primary School & Nursery Class (1.1 miles).
Carmyle Primary School & Nursery ClassMount Vernon Primary SchoolNewton Farm Primary SchoolSt Paul's (Shettleston) Primary School & Nursery Class
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carmyle Rail Station, about 340 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Joachim's Primary School are Eastbank Academy (1.3 miles) and Bannerman High School (1.6 miles).
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Joachim's Primary School in August 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changeweak
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionweak
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
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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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
2 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 Joachim's Primary School
When was St Joachim's Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Joachim's Primary School in August 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as weak; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as weak and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for St Joachim's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Joachim'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 Joachim's Primary School?
If you live in St Joachim'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 Joachim's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 2 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 Joachim's Primary School?
St Joachim's Primary School is at 131A Montrose Avenue, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G32 8BZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)