Aileymill Primary School, GREENOCK
Aileymill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Greenock.
- Attendance
- 90.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Aileymill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Aileymill Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Aileymill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 293 pupils, an average class size of 26.6 and 14.9 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.3% in 2024/25, and 36.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 94% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Aileymill Primary School are St Andrew's Primary School (0.3 miles), St Ninian's Primary School (0.7 miles), St Joseph's Primary School (0.8 miles) and Moorfoot Primary School (0.9 miles).
St Andrew's Primary SchoolSt Ninian's Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Primary SchoolMoorfoot Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Branchton Rail Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cumberland Court (opposite), 220 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Aileymill Primary School are Inverclyde Academy (0.3 miles), St Columba's High School (0.9 miles), Clydeview Academy (1 mile) and Notre Dame High School (1.6 miles).
Inverclyde AcademySt Columba's High SchoolClydeview AcademyNotre Dame High School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Aileymill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Inverclyde is 4 (the median across 30 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Aileymill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Aileymill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Aileymill Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Inverclyde. Inverclyde publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Aileymill Primary School?
If you live in Aileymill Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Inverclyde will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Inverclyde - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Aileymill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Inverclyde is 4 (the median across 30 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Aileymill Primary School?
Aileymill Primary School is at Norfolk Road, GREENOCK, GREENOCK, PA16 0JG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)