Woodlands Primary School, LINWOOD
Woodlands Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Linwood.
- Attendance
- 90.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Woodlands Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Woodlands 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 177 pupils, an average class size of 22.1 and 12.3 pupils per teacher.
42% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 55% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.4% in 2024/25, and 33.2% 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 39% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Woodlands Primary School are Our Lady Of Peace Primary School (0.1 miles), East Fulton Primary School (0.5 miles), Thorn Primary School (0.9 miles) and Wallace Primary School (1.2 miles).
Our Lady Of Peace Primary SchoolEast Fulton Primary SchoolThorn Primary SchoolWallace Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Johnstone Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stirling Drive (opposite), 80 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Woodlands Primary School are Linwood High School (0.3 miles) and St Benedict's High School (0.4 miles).
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 Woodlands Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 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.
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Questions parents ask about Woodlands Primary School
What is the catchment area for Woodlands Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Woodlands 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 Woodlands Primary School?
If you live in Woodlands 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 Woodlands Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 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 Woodlands Primary School?
Woodlands Primary School is at Abernethy Drive, LINWOOD, LINWOOD, PA3 3EX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)