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Carolside Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
4 Ashfield Road, Clarkston, GLASGOW G76 7TX · ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk · 0141 570 7100
Overview
- Pupils
- 548
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Renfrewshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 102 places
- Teachers
- 35.5
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
- Average class size
- 26.1
- Additional support needs
- 104 pupils (19%)
- English as an additional language
- 9 pupils (2%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (373 pupils)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (full inspection, report published 10 September 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 6 (excellent); Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Raising attainment and achievement 5 (very good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 10 Sept 2024
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 6 · Excellent |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 5 · Very good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Previously: inspection, Jan 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jan 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 5 · Very good Improvement through self-evaluation 5 · Very good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 23 Aug 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 102
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |