Thorn Primary School, JOHNSTONE
Thorn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Johnstone.
- Attendance
- 93%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Thorn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Thorn 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 134 pupils, an average class size of 19.1 and 13 pupils per teacher.
33% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 10% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93% in 2024/25, and 15.6% 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 49% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Thorn Primary School are Auchenlodment Primary School (0.6 miles), St Margaret's Primary School (0.6 miles), Wallace Primary School (0.8 miles) and Woodlands Primary School (0.9 miles).
Auchenlodment Primary SchoolSt Margaret's Primary SchoolWallace Primary SchoolWoodlands Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Johnstone Rail Station, about 50 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Johnstone Station (opposite), 20 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Thorn Primary School are St Benedict's High School (0.8 miles), Linwood High School (1 mile), Johnstone High School (1.2 miles) and Gleniffer High School (1.8 miles).
St Benedict's High SchoolLinwood High SchoolJohnstone High SchoolGleniffer High 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 Thorn Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 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 Thorn Primary School
What is the catchment area for Thorn Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Thorn 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 Renfrewshire. Renfrewshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Thorn Primary School?
If you live in Thorn Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Renfrewshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Renfrewshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Thorn Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Thorn Primary School?
Thorn Primary School is at Thorn Brae, JOHNSTONE, JOHNSTONE, PA5 8HE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)