Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class, GLASGOW
Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 93.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class in detail
School in Scotland
Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class 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.
Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 123 pupils, an average class size of 20.5 and 10.2 pupils per teacher.
80% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 76% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 54% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.8% in 2024/25, and 21.7% 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 53% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class are Hyndland Primary School (0.4 miles), Whiteinch Primary School (0.4 miles), Broomhill Primary School (0.5 miles) and Notre Dame Primary School (0.7 miles).
Hyndland Primary SchoolWhiteinch Primary SchoolBroomhill Primary SchoolNotre Dame Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Partick Rail Station, about 740 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
28 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crathie Drive (opposite), 80 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class are Hyndland Secondary School (0.5 miles), St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School (0.8 miles), Notre Dame High School (0.9 miles) and Jordanhill School (1 mile).
Hyndland Secondary SchoolSt Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolNotre Dame High SchoolJordanhill 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 Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 46
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 46 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 10 serious and 34 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
8 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 Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class
What is the catchment area for Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class 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 Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class?
If you live in Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class'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 Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 46 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 10 serious and 34 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 8 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 Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class?
Thornwood Primary School & Nursery Class is at 11 Thornwood Avenue, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G11 7QZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)