Dykesmains Primary School, SALTCOATS
Dykesmains Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Saltcoats.
- Attendance
- 92.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dykesmains Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Dykesmains 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 195 pupils, an average class size of 24.4 and 15.5 pupils per teacher.
40% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 35% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
41% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 23% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.7% in 2024/25, and 32.1% 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 57% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dykesmains Primary School are St Anthony's Primary School (0.3 miles), Mayfield Primary School (0.3 miles), Caledonia Primary School (0.8 miles) and Stanley Primary School (0.9 miles).
St Anthony's Primary SchoolMayfield Primary SchoolCaledonia Primary SchoolStanley Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ardrossan South Beach Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cumbrae Road (at), 40 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Dykesmains Primary School are St Matthew's Academy (0.6 miles), Ardrossan Academy (0.7 miles) and Auchenharvie Academy (1 mile).
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 Dykesmains Primary School in December 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery 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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 1 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
2 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 Dykesmains Primary School
When was Dykesmains Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Dykesmains Primary School in December 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment 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 Dykesmains Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dykesmains 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 Dykesmains Primary School?
If you live in Dykesmains 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 Dykesmains Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 1 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 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 Dykesmains Primary School?
Dykesmains Primary School is at Simpson Drive, SALTCOATS, SALTCOATS, KA21 6EX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)