Dalmilling Primary School, Ayr
Dalmilling Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ayr.
- Attendance
- 90.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dalmilling Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Dalmilling 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 296 pupils, an average class size of 24.7 and 13.3 pupils per teacher.
59% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 58% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.1% in 2024/25, and 37.3% 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 87% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dalmilling Primary School are Braehead Primary School (0.6 miles), St John's Primary School (1 mile), Newton Primary School (1.2 miles) and Heathfield Primary School (1.2 miles).
Braehead Primary SchoolSt John's Primary SchoolNewton Primary SchoolHeathfield Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Newton-on-Ayr Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Harthall (opposite), 180 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Dalmilling Primary School are Kyle Academy (0.9 miles), Ayr Academy (0.9 miles) and South Ayrshire Council Virtual School (1.8 miles).
Kyle AcademyAyr AcademySouth Ayrshire Council Virtual School
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 Dalmilling Primary School in February 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Dalmilling Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 South Ayrshire is 2 (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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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Dalmilling Primary School
Questions parents ask about Dalmilling Primary School
When was Dalmilling Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Dalmilling Primary School in February 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Dalmilling Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dalmilling 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 South Ayrshire. South Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Dalmilling Primary School?
If you live in Dalmilling Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and South Ayrshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to South Ayrshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Dalmilling Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 South Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dalmilling Primary School?
Dalmilling Primary School is at 4 Harthall, Ayr, Ayr, KA8 0PD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)