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St David's Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Roman Catholic

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

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

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Pupils
81
September 2025, 9 teachers
Average class
16.2 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
51%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
62%
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 David's Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 16.2 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

St David's Primary School had 81 pupils in September 2025, with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9 pupils for each. 62% 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). 68% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 41 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 51% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools.

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

Nearby

Schools near St David's Primary School

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 David's Primary School

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.

Cochrane Castle Primary
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
103 pupils17.2 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

St David's Primary School: common questions

How good is St David's Primary School?

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 David's Primary School?

81 in September 2025, in classes averaging 16.2 pupils.

How do I get a place at St David's Primary School?

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. 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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