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Cochrane Castle Primary

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominational

West Johnstone Campus, Beith Road, JOHNSTONE, PA5 0BB · Renfrewshire

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

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Pupils
103
September 2025, 10.6 teachers
Average class
17.2 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
57%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
61%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Cochrane Castle Primary

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 17.2 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Cochrane Castle Primary had 103 pupils in September 2025, with 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10 pupils for each. 61% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 66% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 59 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 57% 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 Cochrane Castle 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 Cochrane Castle 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.

St David's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
81 pupils16.2 average class0 km away
St Margaret's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
165 pupils23.6 average class0.6 km away
Fordbank Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
245 pupils22.3 average class1 km away
Auchenlodment Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
207 pupils23 average class1.3 km away
Thorn Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
134 pupils19.1 average class1.3 km away
St Anthony's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
280 pupils21.5 average class1.3 km away

Cochrane Castle Primary: common questions

How good is Cochrane Castle 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 Cochrane Castle Primary?

103 in September 2025, in classes averaging 17.2 pupils.

How do I get a place at Cochrane Castle Primary?

Through Renfrewshire 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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