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St Margaret's Primary School

Buchanan Street, PA5 8RY

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Pupils on roll
165
SEED code
8623120
Local authority
Renfrewshire
Website
School website
Telephone
0300 300 0185

About this school

St Margaret's Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school in Johnstone. It has 165 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland's latest report on the school is linked below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 28 November 2023 ยท Inspection report

Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website

See every report for this school on Education Scotland

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
170
2024
173
2025
165
Pupils per teacher
2023
14.5
2024
17.5
2025
16
Average class size
2023
24.3
2024
24.7
2025
23.6
English as an additional language
2023
12
2024
11
2025
34
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
41.1%
2024
26.3%
2025
33.9%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

Pupils by home-area deprivation

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.

Q1 (most deprived)
103 (65%)
Q2
43 (27%)
Q3
-
Q4
12 (8%)
Q5 (least deprived)
-

Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.

Location

Nearby schools

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Common questions

What kind of school is St Margaret's Primary School?
St Margaret's Primary School is a primary school in Johnstone.
When was St Margaret's Primary School last inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected St Margaret's Primary School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
How big is St Margaret's Primary School?
St Margaret's Primary School has 165 pupils on roll.
Does St Margaret's Primary School publish exam results?
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.

School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 28 November 2023.