Annbank Primary School, AYR
Annbank Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ayr.
- Attendance
- 93.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Annbank Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Annbank 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.
Annbank Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 242 pupils, an average class size of 24.2 and 15.5 pupils per teacher.
21% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 93.3% in 2024/25, and 21.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 76% full.
Annbank Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Annbank Primary School are Tarbolton Primary School (2.2 miles), Glenburn Primary School (2.9 miles), St Ninian's Primary School (2.9 miles) and Dalmilling Primary School (3 miles).
Tarbolton Primary SchoolGlenburn Primary SchoolSt Ninian's Primary SchoolDalmilling Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Annbank Primary School.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary school (at), 60 metres away.
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 Annbank Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 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 South Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 50 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 Annbank Primary School
What is the catchment area for Annbank Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Annbank 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 South Ayrshire. South Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Annbank Primary School?
If you live in Annbank Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and South Ayrshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to South Ayrshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Annbank Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 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 South Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Annbank Primary School?
Annbank Primary School is at 39 Annbank Road, Mossblown, AYR, AYR, KA6 5DZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)