St John Ogilvie Primary School, PAISLEY
St John Ogilvie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Paisley. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 95.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St John Ogilvie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St John Ogilvie 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 258 pupils, an average class size of 23.5 and 16.8 pupils per teacher.
41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
40% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 23% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.8% in 2024/25, and 6.8% 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 95% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St John Ogilvie Primary School are Williamsburgh Primary School (0.1 miles), St Catherine's Primary School (0.7 miles), Todholm Primary School (0.8 miles) and Gallowhill Primary School (0.8 miles).
Williamsburgh Primary SchoolSt Catherine's Primary SchoolTodholm Primary SchoolGallowhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hawkhead Rail Station, about 470 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Anchor Drive (opposite), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St John Ogilvie Primary School are Paisley Grammar School (0.3 miles), St Andrew's Academy (1 mile), Castlehead High School (1.1 miles) and Rosshall Academy (1.7 miles).
Paisley Grammar SchoolSt Andrew's AcademyCastlehead High SchoolRosshall Academy
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 Ogilvie 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
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 10 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
5 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 John Ogilvie Primary School
What is the catchment area for St John Ogilvie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St John Ogilvie 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 Ogilvie Primary School?
If you live in St John Ogilvie 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 Ogilvie Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 10 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 5 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 John Ogilvie Primary School?
St John Ogilvie Primary School is at Lacy Street, PAISLEY, PAISLEY, PA1 1QR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)