Torrance Primary School, BY GLASGOW
Torrance Primary School is a primary school for pupils in By Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Torrance Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Torrance 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.
Torrance Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 176 pupils, an average class size of 25.1 and 14.8 pupils per teacher.
32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.3% in 2024/25, and 16.8% 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 44% full.
Torrance Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "At Torrance Primary our vision is to provide excellence and equity for all by: Working together to be all we can be Torrance Primary is committed to our values: Respect, Kindness, Achievement, Perseverance"
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of our school community, welcome to Torrance Primary School! Torrance Primary is at the heart of the local community. Above all, we value our relationships with our families and the wider community and strongly believe in working together to ensure all our children achieve their full potential."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, basketball, judo, choir, STEM and cooking.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Torrance Primary School are Meadowburn Gaelic Unit (1.7 miles), Meadowburn Primary School (1.7 miles), Lairdsland Primary School (2 miles) and Baldernock Primary School (2 miles).
Meadowburn Gaelic UnitMeadowburn Primary SchoolLairdsland Primary SchoolBaldernock Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bishopbriggs Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is War Memorial (opposite), 140 metres away.
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 Torrance Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
0 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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 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 Torrance Primary School
What is the catchment area for Torrance Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Torrance 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 East Dunbartonshire. East Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Torrance Primary School?
If you live in Torrance Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Torrance Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 0 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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Torrance Primary School?
Torrance Primary School is at West Road, Torrance, BY GLASGOW, BY GLASGOW, G64 4DE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)