St John's Primary School is a denominational school. It serves a wide area of Barrhead. The roll was 218 when the inspection was carried out in May 2009. Children's attendance was in line with the national average in 2007/2008. An outreach service is based within the school and is managed by the headteacher.

Particular strengths of the school

• Children’s behaviour, confidence as learners and contribution to school improvement.
• Staff use of self-evaluation to improve learning and meet children’s needs.
• Examples of inspirational teaching.
• Teamwork amongst staff and their partnerships with parents, the church and community.
• The visionary leadership of the headteacher.

Examples of good practice

• Transition arrangements from nursery to primary school.
• Improvement through self-evaluation.
• Using children’s views to improve the work of the school.