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St Mary's Primary School

Maxwellton Road, PA1 2RJ

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Pupils on roll
290
SEED code
8626022
Local authority
Renfrewshire
Website
School website
Telephone
0300 300 0186

About this school

St Mary's Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school in Paisley. It has 290 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 12 September 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
274
2024
298
2025
290
Pupils per teacher
2023
16.7
2024
19.9
2025
15.9
Average class size
2023
24.9
2024
27.1
2025
24.2
English as an additional language
2023
26
2024
33
2025
110
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
15.2%
2024
10.5%
2025
25%
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)
161 (56%)
Q2
43 (15%)
Q3
35 (12%)
Q4
29 (10%)
Q5 (least deprived)
22 (8%)

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

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Common questions

What kind of school is St Mary's Primary School?
St Mary's Primary School is a primary school in Paisley.
When was St Mary's Primary School last inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected St Mary'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 Mary's Primary School?
St Mary's Primary School has 290 pupils on roll.
Does St Mary'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 12 September 2023.