Thorntree Primary School, GLASGOW
Thorntree Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 89.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Thorntree Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Thorntree 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 428 pupils, an average class size of 28.5 and 16.6 pupils per teacher.
71% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 51% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.
82% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89.5% in 2024/25, and 39.1% 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 93% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Thorntree Primary School are St Timothy's Primary School & Nursery Class (0.3 miles), Eastbank Primary School (0.6 miles), Wellshot Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Paul's (Shettleston) Primary School & Nursery Class (0.7 miles).
St Timothy's Primary School & Nursery ClassEastbank Primary SchoolWellshot Primary SchoolSt Paul's (Shettleston) Primary School & Nursery Class
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shettleston Rail Station, about 540 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Duror Street (before), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Thorntree Primary School are St Andrew's Secondary School (0.3 miles), Eastbank Academy (0.3 miles), Smithycroft Secondary School (1.4 miles) and Bannerman High School (1.8 miles).
St Andrew's Secondary SchoolEastbank AcademySmithycroft Secondary SchoolBannerman 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Thorntree Primary School in August 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- 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, 6 serious and 11 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 Thorntree Primary School
When was Thorntree Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Thorntree Primary School in August 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Thorntree Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Thorntree 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 Thorntree Primary School?
If you live in Thorntree 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 Thorntree 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, 6 serious and 11 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 Thorntree Primary School?
Thorntree Primary School is at 55 Cobinshaw Street, Greenfield, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G32 6XL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)