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St Joseph's Primary School, GLASGOW

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Roman Catholic

St Joseph's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.

Attendance
94.7%
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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 221 pupils, an average class size of 24.6 and 18.4 pupils per teacher.

25% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 94.7% in 2024/25, and 13.2% 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 90% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Primary School are Stepps Primary School (0.3 miles), Sunnyside Primary School (1 mile), St Rose Of Lima Primary School (1.3 miles) and Avenue End Primary School (1.4 miles).

Stepps Primary SchoolSunnyside Primary SchoolSt Rose Of Lima Primary SchoolAvenue End Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Stepps Rail Station, about 170 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Joseph's Primary School are Chryston High School (1.7 miles) and Lochend Community High School (1.8 miles).

Chryston High SchoolLochend Community High School

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:North Lanarkshire
Phone:01236 794816
Address:Cardowan Road, Stepps, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G33 6AA
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find St Joseph's Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:8341028

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Train Stations

Stepps Rail Station
168m · 3 min walk

Bus Stops

Cardowan Road (after)
404m · 7 min walk
War Memorial (at)
440m · 7 min walk
Cardowan Drive (after)
527m · 9 min walk
Hornshill Farm Road (opp)
529m · 9 min walk
Buchanan Gate (after)
658m · 11 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
6
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
3

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.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.

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 North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 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

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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

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 North Lanarkshire. North Lanarkshire 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 North Lanarkshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to North Lanarkshire - 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 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 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 North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Joseph's Primary School?

St Joseph's Primary School is at Cardowan Road, Stepps, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G33 6AA.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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