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Townhead Primary is a non-denominational co-educational primary school teaching children from Primary One to Primary Seven. In addition there is a large 40FTE nursery class which caters for children from 3 – 5 years old. The school has achieved the gold award in Health promotion and has gained its first Eco Flag. The school has also achieved Charter Mark status for the excellent provision on offer and the high levels of customer satisfaction. |
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The school was opened in 1956 and provides very good accommodation over two storeys. In addition to the nursery wing on the ground floor, there are 5 classrooms, an infant Open Area, a Library, Art room, Computer suite, a GP room and a Teachers’ Resource room. There is a large gym hall which also serves as the dining room. The Nursery has its own outdoor play area. |
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is its Business Partner. Pupils participate in local events and competitions such as the Speech and Drama Festival, usually with a good degree of success. Working in partnership with parents is fully promoted. Regular newsletters keep parents informed of school activities. There is an active Parent Council and a hardworking PTA. Parents are invited to two pupil progress meetings annually and there are numerous invitations to parents for class assemblies, Open Days, concerts and exhibitions of work. Parent Support Workers offer workshops and after school clubs on a very regular basis to involve parents in their children’s learning. An inter-agency approach allows for educational input from police and health officials.
Many varied activities are offered during the course of the school day. Classroom work is complemented by educational outings to places of interest and P7 pupils are offered a residential week at Kilbowie Outdoor Centre. Senior pupils also have the opportunity to visit York and/or Paris. There is a comprehensive programme of after school clubs which is on offer for all pupils from P1 – P7.
Very good transition programmes are in place for the transfer from Nursery to Primary One and for Primary Seven to S1. Pupils normally transfer from primary to secondary between the ages of 11.5 and 12.5 so that they will have the opportunity to complete at least four years of secondary education. Pupils from Townhead primary normally transfer to Coatbridge High.
School roll for session 2007/2008
| Pry 1 |
Pry 2 |
Pry 3 |
Pry 4 |
Pry 5 |
Pry 6 |
Pry 7 |
Total |
| 19 |
13 |
15 |
21 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
110 |
Pupil roll statistics from Scottish Government census at September 2007. Rolls are subject to change throughout the school session
National Test Results 5-14
Percentage of pupils attaining at least the appropriate level for their stage in P3, P4, P6 and P7 defined as:
P3 - Level A
P4 - Level B
P6 - Level C
P7 - Level D
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2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
| Reading |
89.1 |
89.5 |
83.9 |
| Writing |
84.4 |
78.9 |
79.0 |
| Mathematics |
93.8 |
94.7 |
93.5 |
Percentage attendance (%)
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2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
| Attendance |
93.8 |
95.2 |
93.9 |
Previous years attendance and absence figures
1998 - 2001
1999 - 2002
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Use the "External Links" box at the right to access the school's HMI report.
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