Todholm Primary School, PAISLEY
Todholm Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Paisley.
- Attendance
- 93.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Todholm Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Todholm 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.
Todholm Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 380 pupils, an average class size of 27.1 and 18.6 pupils per teacher.
20% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
28% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 26% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.9% in 2024/25, and 18.6% 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 good (A); the school was 88% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Todholm Primary School are Lochfield Primary School (0.6 miles), St Charles' Primary School (0.6 miles), St John Ogilvie Primary School (0.8 miles) and Williamsburgh Primary School (0.9 miles).
Lochfield Primary SchoolSt Charles' Primary SchoolSt John Ogilvie Primary SchoolWilliamsburgh Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hawkhead Rail Station, about 1110 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Library (at), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Todholm Primary School are St Andrew's Academy (0.4 miles), Paisley Grammar School (1 mile), Castlehead High School (1.3 miles) and Rosshall Academy (1.7 miles).
St Andrew's AcademyPaisley Grammar SchoolCastlehead High SchoolRosshall Academy
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 Todholm Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Todholm Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 3 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Todholm Primary School
Questions parents ask about Todholm Primary School
What is the catchment area for Todholm Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Todholm 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 Todholm Primary School?
If you live in Todholm 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 Todholm Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 3 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Todholm Primary School?
Todholm Primary School is at Lochfield Road, PAISLEY, PAISLEY, PA2 7JE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)