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West Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Newton Street, PAISLEY PA1 2RL · west.renfrewshire.sch.uk · 030 0300 0177
Overview
- Pupils
- 389
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Renfrewshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium, with a Gaelic medium stream
- Gaelic for learners
- Provided
- Taught as a subject
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Teachers
- 29.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
- Average class size
- 20.5
- Additional support needs
- 229 pupils (59%)
- English as an additional language
- 79 pupils (20%)
- Taught in Gaelic
- 19 pupils (5%)
- Gaelic medium or learner
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (274 pupils)
- P6 and older33% (38 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 50%
- 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 20 June 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good).
- Report published
- 20 Jun 2023
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Oct 2008
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Oct 2008Inspection
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 4 · Good