Dalry Primary School, DALRY
Dalry Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dalry.
- Attendance
- 93.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dalry Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Dalry 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 281 pupils, an average class size of 25.5 and 15.6 pupils per teacher.
48% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 45% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
48% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.3% in 2024/25, and 22.5% 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 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dalry Primary School are St Palladius' Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Bridget's Primary School (3 miles), Moorpark Primary School (3.6 miles) and Abbey Primary School (3.7 miles).
St Palladius' Primary SchoolSt Bridget's Primary SchoolMoorpark Primary SchoolAbbey Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dalry Rail Station, about 750 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sharon Street (after), 50 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 Dalry 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 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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Questions parents ask about Dalry Primary School
What is the catchment area for Dalry Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dalry 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 Dalry Primary School?
If you live in Dalry 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 Dalry Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 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 Dalry Primary School?
Dalry Primary School is at Sharon Street, DALRY, DALRY, KA24 5DR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)