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St Vincent's Primary School, GLASGOW

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Roman Catholic

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

Attendance
88.3%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

St Vincent's Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

St Vincent'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 343 pupils, an average class size of 26.4 and 15.8 pupils per teacher.

69% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 52% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 29% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 88.3% in 2024/25, and 42.4% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 83% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Vincent's Primary School are Thornliebank Primary School (0.4 miles), Ashpark Primary School (0.4 miles), St Angela's Primary School & Nursery Class (0.7 miles) and Darnley Primary School (0.7 miles).

Thornliebank Primary SchoolAshpark Primary SchoolSt Angela's Primary School & Nursery ClassDarnley Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Kennishead Rail Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Vincent's RC Primary School (at), 20 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Vincent's Primary School are Woodfarm High School (0.7 miles), Hillpark Secondary School (1.1 miles), St Ninian's High School (1.1 miles) and St Paul's High School (1.1 miles).

Woodfarm High SchoolHillpark Secondary SchoolSt Ninian's High SchoolSt Paul's 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:Glasgow City
Phone:0141 638 8718
Address:40 Crebar Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G46 8EQ
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:8428123

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

Keep up with St Vincent's Primary School

Getting There

Train Stations

Kennishead Rail Station
402m · 7 min walk

Bus Stops

St Vincent's RC Primary School (At)
21m · 0 min walk
Dryad Street (Opp)
126m · 2 min walk
Ardconnel Street (before)
195m · 3 min walk
Hopeman Road (opp)
210m · 3 min walk
Kiloran Street (after)
214m · 3 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
12
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.

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

4 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 Vincent's Primary School

What is the catchment area for St Vincent's Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Vincent'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 Vincent's Primary School?

If you live in St Vincent'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 Vincent's Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 4 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 Vincent's Primary School?

St Vincent's Primary School is at 40 Crebar Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G46 8EQ.

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

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