St James's Primary School (Paisley)
Gockston Road, PA3 2QB
- Phase
- Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Pupils on roll
- 146
- SEED code
- 8629722
- Local authority
- Renfrewshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0300 300 1330
About this school
St James's Primary School (Paisley) is a Roman Catholic primary school in Paisley. It has 146 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Education Scotland inspection
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
School characteristics
From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.
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)
- 93 (64%)
- Q2
- 27 (19%)
- Q3
- 25 (17%)
- Q4
- -
- 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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Mossvale Primary School0.0 miles
Primary
-
St Catherine's Primary School0.7 miles
Primary
-
St Fergus Primary School0.8 miles
Primary
-
Glencoats Primary School0.9 miles
Primary
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Gallowhill Primary School1.1 miles
Primary
Other schools in Paisley
- Brediland Primary School Primary
- Bushes Primary School Primary
- Gallowhill Primary School Primary
- Glencoats Primary School Primary
- Langcraigs Primary School Primary
- Lochfield Primary School Primary
- Mossvale Primary School Primary
- Ralston Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's Primary School Primary
- St Charles' Primary School Primary
- St Fergus Primary School Primary
- St John Ogilvie Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What kind of school is St James's Primary School (Paisley)?
- St James's Primary School (Paisley) is a primary school in Paisley.
- When was St James's Primary School (Paisley) last inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected St James's Primary School (Paisley), 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 James's Primary School (Paisley)?
- St James's Primary School (Paisley) has 146 pupils on roll.
- Does St James's Primary School (Paisley) 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 July 2026.