Cornton Primary School, STIRLING
Cornton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Stirling.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cornton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cornton 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 177 pupils, an average class size of 22.1 and 13.1 pupils per teacher.
29% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 12% speak English as an additional language.
54% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.1% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 70% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cornton Primary School are Bridge Of Allan Primary (0.6 miles), Raploch Primary School (0.7 miles), Our Lady's RC Primary School (0.7 miles) and Riverside Primary School (1 mile).
Bridge Of Allan PrimaryRaploch Primary SchoolOur Lady's RC Primary SchoolRiverside Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stirling Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (after), 90 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 Cornton Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Stirling is 1 (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 Cornton Primary School
What is the catchment area for Cornton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cornton 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 Stirling. Stirling publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Cornton Primary School?
If you live in Cornton Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Stirling will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Stirling - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Cornton Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cornton Primary School?
Cornton Primary School is at Cornton Road, Cornton, STIRLING, STIRLING, FK9 5DZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)