Caledonia Primary School, SALTCOATS
Caledonia Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Saltcoats.
- Attendance
- 91.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Caledonia Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Caledonia 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.
Caledonia Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 223 pupils, an average class size of 24.8 and 15 pupils per teacher.
46% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
68% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 3% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.5% in 2024/25, and 29.9% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 64% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Caledonia Primary School are St Anthony's Primary School (0.6 miles), Winton Primary School (0.8 miles), Dykesmains Primary School (0.8 miles) and Mayfield Primary School (0.9 miles).
St Anthony's Primary SchoolWinton Primary SchoolDykesmains Primary SchoolMayfield Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Saltcoats Rail Station, about 570 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Campbell Avenue (near), 80 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Caledonia Primary School are St Matthew's Academy (0.2 miles), Ardrossan Academy (0.6 miles) and Auchenharvie Academy (0.9 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 Caledonia 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
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
2 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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Questions parents ask about Caledonia Primary School
What is the catchment area for Caledonia Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Caledonia 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 Caledonia Primary School?
If you live in Caledonia 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 Caledonia Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 2 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 Caledonia Primary School?
Caledonia Primary School is at Campbell Avenue, SALTCOATS, SALTCOATS, KA21 5AF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)