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Paisley Grammar School

Glasgow Road, PA1 3RP

Phase
Secondary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
1,067
SEED code
8628734
Local authority
Renfrewshire
Website
School website
Telephone
0300 300 1400

About this school

Paisley Grammar School is a secondary school in Paisley. It has 1,067 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has not yet inspected Paisley Grammar School 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
1,066
2024
1,096
2025
1,067
Pupils per teacher
2023
13.3
2024
13.3
2025
13
Average class size
2023
0
2024
0
2025
0
English as an additional language
2023
0
2024
81
2025
91
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
19.3%
2024
17.4%
2025
17.7%
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)
430 (40%)
Q2
181 (17%)
Q3
122 (11%)
Q4
135 (13%)
Q5 (least deprived)
195 (18%)

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 Paisley Grammar School?
Paisley Grammar School is a secondary school in Paisley.
Has Paisley Grammar School 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 Paisley Grammar School, so no report is shown. That is common and is not a mark against a school.
How many pupils are at Paisley Grammar School?
Paisley Grammar School has 1,067 pupils on roll.
Does Paisley Grammar 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 10 July 2026.