St Joseph's RC Primary School is a Catholic primary school situated near the town of Bonnybridge approximately 5 miles to the west of Falkirk. The school provides education from nursery to primary 7.
The school provides a wide range of informal learning activities at the after school clubs.
There is a Breakfast Club starting before school offering a healthy balanced breakfast.
Early Learning and Childcare
Early Learning and Childcare is available for five days per week – term time. Each session is six hours usually aligned to the primary school day e.g. 9am to 3pm (+/- 15 mins)
Children are provided with a healthy snack and a 2 course lunch during each session.
Benefits
Young children learn new things every single day no matter where they are but we know that spending time in a high quality early learning and childcare setting can really boost their all-round development and learning.
You can find out more about early learning and childcare in Scotland by visiting the Parent Club.
Useful information
The Parent Club have a number of helpful pages:
Bus timetables
Allandale - St Joseph's Primary School (service 178)
The under 22 pass can be used on this service but due to capacity limits on the bus, Falkirk Council does not guarantee U22 pass users a place for either morning or afternoon journeys. U22 passes can only be used where there are spare seats available.
Only pupils entitled to free home to school transport, who have a Falkirk Council School Bus Pass are guaranteed a place each way on the school bus.
Morning
| Route |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Allandale |
8:41am |
8:41am |
8:41am |
8:41am |
8:41am |
| Greenhill Road |
8:46am |
8:46am |
8:46am |
8:46am |
8:46am |
| Reilly Road |
8:48am |
8:48am |
8:48am |
8:48am |
8:48am |
| St Joseph's Primary School |
8:51am |
8:51am |
8:51am |
8:51am |
8:51am |
| Antonine Primary School |
8:53am |
8:53am |
8:53am |
8:53am |
8:53am |
Afternoon
| Route |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Antonine Primary School |
3:10pm |
3:10pm |
3:10pm |
3:10pm |
3:10pm |
| St Joseph's Primary School |
3:13pm |
3:13pm |
3:13pm |
3:13pm |
3:13pm |
| Reilly Road |
3:15pm |
3:15pm |
3:15pm |
3:15pm |
3:15pm |
| Greenhill Road |
3:17pm |
3:17pm |
3:17pm |
3:17pm |
3:17pm |
| Allandale |
3:22pm |
3:22pm |
3:22pm |
3:22pm |
3:22pm |
Bus service operated by:
Dennyloanhead - St Joseph's Primary School (service 172)
The under 22 pass can be used on this service but due to capacity limits on the bus, Falkirk Council does not guarantee U22 pass users a place for either morning or afternoon journeys. U22 passes can only be used where there are spare seats available.
Only pupils entitled to free home to school transport, who have a Falkirk Council School Bus Pass are guaranteed a place each way on the school bus.
Morning
| Route |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Dennyloanhead |
8:38am |
8:38am |
8:38am |
8:38am |
8:38am |
| Wheatland's Avenue |
8:40am |
8:40am |
8:40am |
8:40am |
8:40am |
| Gateside Avenue |
8:45am |
8:45am |
8:45am |
8:45am |
8:45am |
| St Joseph's Primary School |
8:53am |
8:53am |
8:53am |
8:53am |
8:53am |
Afternoon
| Route |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| St Joseph's Primary School |
3:10pm |
3:10pm |
3:10pm |
3:10pm |
3:10pm |
| Gateside Avenue |
3:15pm |
3:15pm |
3:15pm |
3:15pm |
3:15pm |
| Wheatland's Avenue |
3:24pm |
3:24pm |
3:24pm |
3:24pm |
3:24pm |
| Dennyloanhead |
3:26pm |
3:26pm |
3:26pm |
3:26pm |
3:26pm |
Bus service operated by:
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P1 enrolment
The start date for the 2025-2026 school year is 13 August 2025.
For entry to Primary 1, parents should submit an online enrolment form. Forms will be accepted from 01 November – 31 December each year for entry to school the following August.
Please see our School places and admissions page for more information.