St John Bosco Primary School, ERSKINE
St John Bosco Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Erskine. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 94.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St John Bosco Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St John Bosco 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.
St John Bosco Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 236 pupils, an average class size of 23.6 and 16.2 pupils per teacher.
16% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.7% in 2024/25, and 11.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 87% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St John Bosco Primary School are Bargarran Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Rashielea Primary School (0.4 miles), Barsail Primary School (0.9 miles) and St Anne's Primary School (1.1 miles).
Bargarran Primary SchoolRashielea Primary SchoolBarsail Primary SchoolSt Anne's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kilpatrick Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Portsoy (before), 80 metres away.
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 John Bosco Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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 John Bosco Primary School
What is the catchment area for St John Bosco Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St John Bosco 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 Renfrewshire. Renfrewshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St John Bosco Primary School?
If you live in St John Bosco Primary School'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 John Bosco Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St John Bosco Primary School?
St John Bosco Primary School is at Barrhill Road, ERSKINE, ERSKINE, PA8 6BX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)