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St John Paul II Primary

PrimaryP1 to P7Roman CatholicNursery class

1 Laburnum Road, Viewpark, UDDINGSTON, G71 5DG · North Lanarkshire

Viewpark’s School Grade B− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
369
September 2025, 22.8 teachers
Average class
24.6 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
26%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
55%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about St John Paul II Primary

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 24.6 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

St John Paul II Primary had 369 pupils in September 2025, with 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16 pupils for each. 55% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 9% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 35% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 95 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 26% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 7% are learning English as an additional language.

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

Nearby

Schools near St John Paul II Primary

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 St John Paul II Primary

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.

Tannochside Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
358 pupils25.6 average class0.9 km away
St John The Baptist Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
331 pupils27.6 average class1.3 km away
Muiredge Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
320 pupils26.7 average class1.5 km away
St Bride's Primary School (Bothwell)
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
252 pupils25.2 average class1.7 km away
Aitkenhead Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
182 pupils26 average class1.9 km away
Noble Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
214 pupils23.8 average class2 km away

St John Paul II Primary: common questions

How good is St John Paul II Primary?

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 St John Paul II Primary?

369 in September 2025, in classes averaging 24.6 pupils.

How do I get a place at St John Paul II Primary?

Through North Lanarkshire 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. Catholic schools are open to families of any faith or none.

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

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