St Michael's Primary School, GLASGOW
St Michael's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Michael's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Michael'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 356 pupils, an average class size of 25.4 and 15.1 pupils per teacher.
80% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 94% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 56% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.1% in 2024/25, and 31% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 86% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Michael's Primary School are Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class (0.3 miles), St Anne's Primary School (0.7 miles), St Denis' Primary School (0.8 miles) and Dalmarnock Primary School (0.8 miles).
Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery ClassSt Anne's Primary SchoolSt Denis' Primary SchoolDalmarnock Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Duke Street Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Michaels Lane (opposite), 50 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Michael's Primary School are St Mungo's Academy (0.9 miles), Whitehill Secondary School (0.9 miles), St Andrew's Secondary School (1.3 miles) and Eastbank Academy (1.4 miles).
St Mungo's AcademyWhitehill Secondary SchoolSt Andrew's Secondary SchoolEastbank 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 Michael's Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 41
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 16
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 25 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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 Michael's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Michael's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Michael'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 Michael's Primary School?
If you live in St Michael'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 Michael's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 25 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Michael's Primary School?
St Michael's Primary School is at 865 Springfield Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G31 4HZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)