St Saviour's Primary School, GLASGOW
St Saviour's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 90.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Saviour's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Saviour'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 156 pupils, an average class size of 22.3 and 12.1 pupils per teacher.
76% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 53% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 38% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.4% in 2024/25, and 35.4% 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 poor (C); the school was 68% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Saviour's Primary School are Riverside Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Govan Gaelic Primary/Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Bhaile a' Ghobhainn (0.1 miles), Ibrox Primary School & Nursery Class (0.7 miles) and St Constantine's Primary School & Nursery Class (0.9 miles).
Riverside Primary SchoolGovan Gaelic Primary/Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Bhaile a' GhobhainnIbrox Primary School & Nursery ClassSt Constantine's Primary School & Nursery Class
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Govan SPT Subway Station, about 340 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Napier Street (opposite), 30 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Saviour's Primary School are Bellahouston Academy (0.9 miles), Glasgow Gaelic School (1 mile), Govan High School (1.1 miles) and Hyndland Secondary School (1.1 miles).
Bellahouston AcademyGlasgow Gaelic SchoolGovan High SchoolHyndland Secondary 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 Saviour'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
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 8 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 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 Saviour's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Saviour's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Saviour'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 Saviour's Primary School?
If you live in St Saviour'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 Saviour's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 8 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 Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Saviour's Primary School?
St Saviour's Primary School is at 635 Govan Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G51 2AQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)