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Castlepark Primary School, IRVINE

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Castlepark Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Irvine.

Attendance
90%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Castlepark Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Castlepark 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.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 322 pupils, an average class size of 23 and 14.7 pupils per teacher.

67% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 35% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

Attendance was 90% in 2024/25, and 37.4% 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 63% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Castlepark Primary School are Montgomerie Park Primary School (0.7 miles), Woodlands Primary School (0.8 miles), St Mark's Primary School (0.8 miles) and Annick Primary School (1.1 miles).

Montgomerie Park Primary SchoolWoodlands Primary SchoolSt Mark's Primary SchoolAnnick Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Irvine Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carron Place (before), 60 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:North Ayrshire
Phone:01294 279764
Address:Carron Place, IRVINE, IRVINE, KA12 9LQ
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Castlepark Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:8211825

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Carron Place (before)
59m · 1 min walk
Frew Terrace (Opp)
152m · 2 min walk
Bilby Terrace (before)
167m · 3 min walk
Shiel Place (after)
240m · 4 min walk
Doura Place (after)
255m · 4 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
6
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 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 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

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Questions parents ask about Castlepark Primary School

What is the catchment area for Castlepark Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Castlepark 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 Castlepark Primary School?

If you live in Castlepark 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 Castlepark Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Castlepark Primary School?

Castlepark Primary School is at Carron Place, IRVINE, IRVINE, KA12 9LQ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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