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St John's Primary School

Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school

18 Commercial Road, Barrhead, GLASGOW G78 1AJ · blogs.glowscotland.org.uk · 0141 570 7360

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Overview

Pupils
277
September 2025 census
Local authority
East Renfrewshire
Departments
Pre-school, Primary
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Medium of education
English medium
Nursery class
Yes · 95 places
Teachers
22.4
Full-time equivalent
Pupils per teacher
12.4
Average class size
23.1
Additional support needs
43 pupils (16%)
English as an additional language
7 pupils (3%)
Free school meals
P1 to P5100% (193 pupils)
P6 and older41.7% (35 pupils)
Most deprived areas
27%
Most deprived fifth (SIMD)

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 23 June 2020) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 4 (good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good).

Report published
23 Jun 2020
Full inspection · Education Scotland

Inspection reports

Quality indicators

Leadership of change4 · Good
Learning, teaching and assessment4 · Good
Raising attainment and achievement4 · Good
Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion5 · Very good

Previously: inspection, Aug 2009

Earlier inspections

Before October 2016

  • Aug 2009Inspection
    Improvements in performance5 · Very good
    Learners’ experiences6 · Excellent
    Meeting learning needs5 · Very good
    The curriculum5 · Very good
    Improvement through self-evaluation6 · Excellent

Care Inspectorate (nursery class)

Graded report
None yet
Care Inspectorate
Nursery places
95

Care Inspectorate reports

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