West Primary School, PAISLEY
West Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Paisley.
- Attendance
- 93.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
West Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
West 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.
West Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 389 pupils, an average class size of 20.5 and 13.2 pupils per teacher.
33% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 59% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 20% speak English as an additional language.
50% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 13% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.3% in 2024/25, and 23% 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 51% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to West Primary School are St Mary's Primary School (0.1 miles), St Fergus Primary School (0.7 miles), Glencoats Primary School (0.7 miles) and Brediland Primary School (1 mile).
St Mary's Primary SchoolSt Fergus Primary SchoolGlencoats Primary SchoolBrediland Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Paisley St James Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carbrook Street (near), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to West Primary School are Castlehead High School (0.5 miles), Gleniffer High School (1.2 miles) and Paisley Grammar School (1.3 miles).
Castlehead High SchoolGleniffer High SchoolPaisley Grammar 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 West Primary School in June 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with West Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 1
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.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
5 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
West Primary School
Questions parents ask about West Primary School
When was West Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of West Primary School in June 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for West Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and West 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 West Primary School?
If you live in West 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 West 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. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 5 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 West Primary School?
West Primary School is at Newton Street, PAISLEY, PAISLEY, PA1 2RL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)