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Ralston Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
School Road, PAISLEY PA1 3AT · ralston.renfrewshire.sch.uk · 030 0300 0175
Overview
- Pupils
- 375
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Renfrewshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 56 places
- Teachers
- 19.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
- Average class size
- 26.8
- Additional support needs
- 57 pupils (15%)
- English as an additional language
- 10 pupils (3%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (251 pupils)
- P6 and older8.1% (10 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 11%
- 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 (short inspection, report published 27 August 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Raising attainment and achievement 5 (very good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 27 Aug 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 5 · Very good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Feb 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Feb 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 4 · 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
- 31 Aug 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 56
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |