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St Peter the Apostle High School, CLYDEBANK

Secondary
Local Authority
Mixed
Roman Catholic

St Peter the Apostle High School is a secondary school for pupils in Clydebank. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.

Attendance
88.2%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

St Peter the Apostle High School in detail

School in Scotland

St Peter the Apostle High 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.

St Peter the Apostle High School offers Gaelic-medium education.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 1450 pupils and 14.9 pupils per teacher.

23% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 56% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 10% speak English as an additional language.

54% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 1% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 88.2% in 2024/25, and 40.6% 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 91% full.

94% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 95% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.

St Peter the Apostle High School in its own words

In its own words: "A statement of the school’s culture, ethos and values, its aspirations for pupils and how it celebrates achievement. Aim : we aim to help all students to achieve their full potemtial in each aspect of their development - academic, spiritual, physical, personal, social and emotional. Values : our values are placed firmly in the Gospel Values of our faith."

Vision and values (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Peter the Apostle High School are Clydebank High School (0.6 miles), Drumchapel High School (1.1 miles), Bearsden Academy (2.2 miles) and Park Mains High School (2.3 miles).

Clydebank High SchoolDrumchapel High SchoolBearsden AcademyPark Mains High School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Singer Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cleddans View (at), 70 metres away.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to St Peter the Apostle High School are St Eunan's Primary School (0.1 miles), Kilbowie Primary School (0.4 miles), Antonine Primary School (0.7 miles) and Linnvale Primary School (0.8 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; West Dunbartonshire publishes both.

St Eunan's Primary SchoolKilbowie Primary SchoolAntonine Primary SchoolLinnvale Primary 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:West Dunbartonshire
Phone:0141 533 3100
Address:Kirkoswald Drive, CLYDEBANK, CLYDEBANK, G81 2DB
Language:Gaelic medium provision
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:8300135

About

St Peter the Apostle High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Drumry, Clydebank, Scotland. It was formed as an amalgamation of the former St Columba's High School and St Andrew's High School.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

Keep up with St Peter the Apostle High School

Getting There

Train Stations

Singer Rail Station
814m · 13 min walk

Bus Stops

Cleddans View (at)
67m · 1 min walk
Ellisland Avenue (at)
114m · 2 min walk
Mossgeil Drive (after)
203m · 3 min walk
Riddell Street (at)
248m · 4 min walk
Gilmour Street (Before)
326m · 5 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
6
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
2

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, 2 serious and 4 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 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.

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Questions parents ask about St Peter the Apostle High School

What is the catchment area for St Peter the Apostle High School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Peter the Apostle High 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 Peter the Apostle High School?

If you live in St Peter the Apostle High 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 Peter the Apostle High 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, 2 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Peter the Apostle High School?

St Peter the Apostle High School is at Kirkoswald Drive, CLYDEBANK, CLYDEBANK, G81 2DB.

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

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