Holmlea Primary School


Holmlea Primary School is a Category B listed former school in Glasgow. It was built in 1908 and closed in 2005. The buildings are currently classified as being in poor condition.

History

It was built in 1908 from red Dumfriesshire ashlar in a 17th-century domestic style, and the architect was Andrew Balfour.
In June 2005, the school closed and the pupils transferred to Merrylee Primary School. The school buildings are currently classified as being in poor condition on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland.
Glasgow City Council placed the building up for sale in 2006 after declaring it surplus. Glasgow Community Education Association made a bid to buy it with plans to open a private Islamic school. They later abandoned the bid and the property was put back on the market.
In June 2014, the Buildings at Risk Register noted, "External inspection finds the building unmaintained and with vegetative and damp penetration set in further. Condition moved to Poor and Risk to Moderate. The site does not appear to currently be under marketing for sale."
The mechanical engineer and industrialist Thomas Leith was educated there.