Cumbrae Primary School, MILLPORT
Cumbrae Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Millport.
- Attendance
- 93.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cumbrae Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cumbrae 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.
Cumbrae Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 38 pupils, an average class size of 12.7 and 8.1 pupils per teacher.
13% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
13% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.4% in 2024/25, and 20% 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 38% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cumbrae Primary School are Fairlie Primary School (3 miles), St Mary's Primary School (4.3 miles), Largs Primary School (4.3 miles) and West Kilbride Primary School (4.9 miles).
Fairlie Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary SchoolLargs Primary SchoolWest Kilbride Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Largs Rail Station, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is College Street (at), 230 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cumbrae Primary School in April 2024.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Cumbrae Primary School
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 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 Cumbrae Primary School
When was Cumbrae Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cumbrae Primary School in April 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as very good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Cumbrae Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cumbrae 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 Cumbrae Primary School?
If you live in Cumbrae 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 Cumbrae 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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cumbrae Primary School?
Cumbrae Primary School is at Bute Terrace, MILLPORT, MILLPORT, KA28 0BB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)