Westmuir High School, Glasgow
Westmuir High School is a special school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 64.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Westmuir High School in detail
School in Scotland
Westmuir High 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 43 pupils and 2.8 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
79% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 64.2% in 2024/25, and 71.1% 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).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Westmuir High School are Parkhill Secondary School (0.6 miles), Cardinal Winning Secondary School (1.5 miles), Croftcroighn Primary School (1.6 miles) and Ashton Secondary School (1.7 miles).
Parkhill Secondary SchoolCardinal Winning Secondary SchoolCroftcroighn Primary SchoolAshton Secondary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carntyne Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rigby Street (opposite), 130 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 Westmuir High School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 25
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 8 serious and 15 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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 Westmuir High School
What is the catchment area for Westmuir High School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Westmuir High 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 Glasgow City. Glasgow City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Westmuir High School?
If you live in Westmuir High School'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 Westmuir High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 8 serious and 15 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Westmuir High School?
Westmuir High School is at 255 Rigby Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, G32 6DJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)