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St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class, GLASGOW

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Roman Catholic

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

Attendance
90.6%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class in detail

School in Scotland

St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class 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 Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 170 pupils, an average class size of 21.2 and 11.8 pupils per teacher.

79% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 68% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 57% speak English as an additional language.

37% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 90.6% in 2024/25, and 38.3% 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 bad (D); the school was 64% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class are Royston Primary School (0.5 miles), St Roch's Primary School (0.8 miles), Alexandra Parade Primary School (0.9 miles) and Golfhill Primary School (1 mile).

Royston Primary SchoolSt Roch's Primary SchoolAlexandra Parade Primary SchoolGolfhill Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is High Street (Glasgow) Rail Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glebe Street (opposite), 80 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class are St Roch's Secondary School (0.4 miles), Whitehill Secondary School (1 mile), St Mungo's Academy (1 mile) and Springburn Academy (1.5 miles).

St Roch's Secondary SchoolWhitehill Secondary SchoolSt Mungo's AcademySpringburn Academy

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:Glasgow City
Phone:0141 552 3120
Address:45 Parson Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G4 0PX
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:8425620

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

Keep up with St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class

Getting There

Train Stations

High Street (Glasgow) Rail Station
609m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

Glebe Street (opp)
84m · 1 min walk
Taylor Place (before)
94m · 2 min walk
St James Road (after)
102m · 2 min walk
Stirling Road (after)
140m · 2 min walk
Glebe Court (opp)
148m · 2 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
35
Fatal
0
Serious
10
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 25 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 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.

Commute and house prices

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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class

What is the catchment area for St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class 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 Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class?

If you live in St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class'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 Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 25 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 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 Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class?

St Mungo's Primary School & Nursery Class is at 45 Parson Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G4 0PX.

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

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