Beith Primary School, BEITH
Beith Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Beith.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Beith Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Beith 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.
Beith Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 308 pupils, an average class size of 23.7 and 16.2 pupils per teacher.
35% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 23% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
27% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 21% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 20.1% 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 60% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Beith Primary School are Gateside Primary School (0.9 miles), Moorpark Primary School (2.2 miles), St Bridget's Primary School (2.3 miles) and Lochwinnoch Primary School (3.4 miles).
Gateside Primary SchoolMoorpark Primary SchoolSt Bridget's Primary SchoolLochwinnoch Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Glengarnock Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Strand (after), 240 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 Beith 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
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 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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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Beith Primary School
Questions parents ask about Beith Primary School
What is the catchment area for Beith Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Beith 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 North Ayrshire. North Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Beith Primary School?
If you live in Beith Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and North Ayrshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to North Ayrshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Beith Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Beith Primary School?
Beith Primary School is at Glebe Road, BEITH, BEITH, KA15 1AZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)