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Meadowburn Gaelic Unit

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominational, Gaelic-mediumGaelic-mediumNursery class

Meadowburn Primary School, Lendale lane, BISHOPBRIGGS, G64 3LL · East Dunbartonshire

Bishopbriggs’s School Grade A against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
81
September 2025, 5.8 teachers
Average class
20.2 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
25%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
7%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Meadowburn Gaelic Unit

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Teaches in Gaelic
  • Classes average 20.2 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Meadowburn Gaelic Unit had 81 pupils in September 2025, with 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14 pupils for each. 7% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 38% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 20 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 25% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 80 are taught in Gaelic.

Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.

Nearby

Schools near Meadowburn Gaelic Unit

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Meadowburn Gaelic Unit

Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.

Meadowburn Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
244 pupils24.4 average class0 km away
Balmuildy Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
344 pupils24.6 average class0.8 km away
St Matthew's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
259 pupils23.5 average class0.9 km away
Wester Cleddens Primary
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
320 pupils18.8 average class0.9 km away
St Helen's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
296 pupils22.8 average class1.4 km away
Thomas Muir Primary
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
627 pupils29.9 average class1.5 km away

Meadowburn Gaelic Unit: common questions

How good is Meadowburn Gaelic Unit?

Scotland doesn’t publish results by primary school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to Meadowburn Gaelic Unit?

81 in September 2025, in classes averaging 20.2 pupils.

How do I get a place at Meadowburn Gaelic Unit?

Through East Dunbartonshire council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.

Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.

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