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Mearns Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
2 Hunter Drive, Newton Mearns, GLASGOW G77 6DP · 0141 570 7220
Overview
- Pupils
- 672
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Renfrewshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 60 places
- Teachers
- 37.1
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
- Average class size
- 26.9
- Additional support needs
- 215 pupils (32%)
- English as an additional language
- 69 pupils (10%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (440 pupils)
- P6 and older15.5% (36 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 (inspection, report published 20 August 2013) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 6 (excellent); Learners’ experiences 6 (excellent); Meeting learning needs 5 (very good); The curriculum 6 (excellent); Improvement through self-evaluation 6 (excellent).
- Report published
- 20 Aug 2013
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 6 · Excellent |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 6 · Excellent |
| Meeting learning needs | 5 · Very good |
| The curriculum | 6 · Excellent |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 6 · Excellent |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 26 Feb 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 60
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |