Twechar Primary School, Twechar
Twechar Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Twechar.
- Attendance
- 89.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Twechar Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Twechar 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.
Twechar Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 75 pupils, an average class size of 15 and 7.7 pupils per teacher.
60% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 89.6% in 2024/25, and 33.7% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 58% full.
Twechar Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our school aims are to enable all of our children to become We will help our children to learn about and develop our school values chosen by the children themselves: within a caring environment that takes account of the needs and opinions of all stakeholders in partnership."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome I would like to extend a warm welcome to you and your family as you join the community of Twechar Early Years Centre. If you have any suggestions which you feel would benefit the service we provide, I would be more than happy to hear from you."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, yoga and dance.
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 Twechar Primary School are Chapelgreen Primary School (1.4 miles), Gartconner Primary School (1.6 miles), St Patrick's Primary School (Kilsyth) (1.6 miles) and Harestanes Primary School (1.7 miles).
Chapelgreen Primary SchoolGartconner Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Primary School (Kilsyth)Harestanes Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Croy Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kennedy Drive (before), 60 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Twechar Primary School in January 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
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
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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Twechar Primary School
When was Twechar Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Twechar Primary School in January 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Twechar Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Twechar 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 Twechar Primary School?
If you live in Twechar 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 Twechar Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Twechar Primary School?
Twechar Primary School is at Main Street, Twechar, Twechar, G65 9TA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)