Drongan Primary School, Drongan
Drongan Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Drongan.
- Attendance
- 92.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Drongan Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Drongan 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.
Drongan Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 241 pupils, an average class size of 24.1 and 15.2 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 20% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.4% in 2024/25, and 24.3% 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 58% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Drongan Primary School are Littlemill Primary School (2 miles), Coylton Primary School (2.1 miles), Ochiltree Primary School (4.1 miles) and Annbank Primary School (4.6 miles).
Littlemill Primary SchoolCoylton Primary SchoolOchiltree Primary SchoolAnnbank Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Drongan Primary School.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coyle Avenue (at), 110 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 Drongan Primary School in December 2021.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Drongan Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 East Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 55 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 Drongan Primary School
When was Drongan Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Drongan Primary School in December 2021.
What is the catchment area for Drongan Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Drongan 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 East Ayrshire. East Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Drongan Primary School?
If you live in Drongan Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Ayrshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Ayrshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Drongan Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 East Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 55 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Drongan Primary School?
Drongan Primary School is at Millmannoch Avenue, Drongan, Drongan, KA6 7BY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)