Corsehill Primary School, KILWINNING
Corsehill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kilwinning.
- Attendance
- 90.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Corsehill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Corsehill 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.
Corsehill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 197 pupils, an average class size of 24.6 and 14.7 pupils per teacher.
59% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 40% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.2% in 2024/25, and 38.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 76% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Corsehill Primary School are Abbey Primary School (0.6 miles), Blacklands Primary School (0.7 miles), St Winning's Primary School (0.7 miles) and Pennyburn Primary School (1 mile).
Abbey Primary SchoolBlacklands Primary SchoolSt Winning's Primary SchoolPennyburn Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kilwinning Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkhead Aveune (after), 150 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 Corsehill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Corsehill Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- 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: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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
Corsehill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Corsehill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Corsehill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Corsehill 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 Corsehill Primary School?
If you live in Corsehill 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 Corsehill 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: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Corsehill Primary School?
Corsehill Primary School is at Fergushill Road, KILWINNING, KILWINNING, KA13 7GW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)