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St James's Primary School (Renfrew)

10 Brown Street, PA4 8HL

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Pupils on roll
551
SEED code
8627320
Local authority
Renfrewshire
Website
School website
Telephone
0300 300 0183

About this school

St James's Primary School (Renfrew) is a Roman Catholic primary school in Renfrew. It has 551 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has not yet inspected St James's Primary School (Renfrew) under its current framework. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Not yet inspected

This school has not had an inspection under the current framework. When a report is published, its judgements will appear here.

Education Scotland (HM Inspectors) is the inspectorate for schools in Scotland. When it publishes an inspection for this school, the framework and date will appear here. Education Scotland's website

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
558
2024
553
2025
551
Pupils per teacher
2023
21.6
2024
20.9
2025
20.6
Average class size
2023
27.9
2024
26.3
2025
26.2
English as an additional language
2023
95
2024
86
2025
120
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
13.1%
2024
17.3%
2025
21.1%
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)
124 (23%)
Q2
192 (35%)
Q3
23 (4%)
Q4
146 (26%)
Q5 (least deprived)
66 (12%)

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

Other schools in Renfrew

Common questions

What kind of school is St James's Primary School (Renfrew)?
St James's Primary School (Renfrew) is a primary school in Renfrew.
Has St James's Primary School (Renfrew) been inspected?
Education Scotland inspects a sample of schools each year rather than every school on a fixed cycle, and it has not yet inspected St James's Primary School (Renfrew), so no report is shown. That is common and is not a mark against a school.
How big is St James's Primary School (Renfrew)?
St James's Primary School (Renfrew) has 551 pupils on roll.
Does St James's Primary School (Renfrew) 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 8 July 2026.