Alva Primary School, Alva
Alva Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Alva.
- Attendance
- 92.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Alva Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Alva 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.
Alva Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 356 pupils, an average class size of 17.8 and 11.2 pupils per teacher.
40% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 47% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
10% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 5% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.7% in 2024/25, and 24.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 94% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Alva Primary School are Fishcross Primary School (1.7 miles), Banchory Primary School (1.8 miles), Menstrie Primary School (1.9 miles) and St Serf's Primary School (1.9 miles).
Fishcross Primary SchoolBanchory Primary SchoolMenstrie Primary SchoolSt Serf's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alloa Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alva Parish Church (at), 180 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Alva Primary School are Alva Academy (0.5 miles) and Lornshill Academy (1.5 miles).
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 Alva 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 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 Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 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 Alva Primary School
What is the catchment area for Alva Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Alva 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 Clackmannanshire. Clackmannanshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Alva Primary School?
If you live in Alva Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Clackmannanshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Clackmannanshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Alva Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 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 Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Alva Primary School?
Alva Primary School is at Brook Street, Alva, Alva, FK12 5LY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)