St Joseph's Primary School, CLYDEBANK
St Joseph's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Clydebank. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 92.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Joseph's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Joseph'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 230 pupils, an average class size of 16.4 and 12.5 pupils per teacher.
36% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 62% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92.3% in 2024/25, and 22% 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 52% full.
St Joseph's Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our children, staff, parents and community partners will work together as a community of faith to promote a culture of lifelong learning where we are happy, motivated and supported to reach our full potential. - Deliver a wide range of high quality experience to develop skills for learning, life and work."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Primary School are Edinbarnet Primary School (0.4 miles), Goldenhill Primary School (0.9 miles), St Clare's Primary School (1 mile) and Langfaulds Primary School (1.1 miles).
Edinbarnet Primary SchoolGoldenhill Primary SchoolSt Clare's Primary SchoolLangfaulds Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Singer Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitehill Crescent (at), 30 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Joseph's Primary School are St Peter the Apostle High School (1.2 miles), Drumchapel High School (1.2 miles), Bearsden Academy (1.5 miles) and Clydebank High School (1.6 miles).
St Peter the Apostle High SchoolDrumchapel High SchoolBearsden AcademyClydebank High School
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 Joseph's Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with St Joseph's Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
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.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Joseph's Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Joseph's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Joseph'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 West Dunbartonshire. West Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St Joseph's Primary School?
If you live in St Joseph's Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and West Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to West Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near St Joseph's Primary School?
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. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Joseph's Primary School?
St Joseph's Primary School is at Faifley Road, Faifley, CLYDEBANK, CLYDEBANK, G81 5EY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)