Fairlie Primary School, FAIRLIE
Fairlie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Fairlie.
- Attendance
- 94.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Fairlie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Fairlie 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.
Fairlie Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 122 pupils, an average class size of 20.3 and 14.4 pupils per teacher.
24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.5% in 2024/25, and 17% 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 98% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fairlie Primary School are St Mary's Primary School (2.8 miles), Largs Primary School (2.8 miles), Cumbrae Primary School (3 miles) and West Kilbride Primary School (4.4 miles).
St Mary's Primary SchoolLargs Primary SchoolCumbrae Primary SchoolWest Kilbride Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Fairlie Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pier Road (near), 160 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 Fairlie Primary School in November 2024.
- 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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Fairlie Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
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 Fairlie Primary School
When was Fairlie Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Fairlie Primary School in November 2024. 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 Fairlie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Fairlie 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 Fairlie Primary School?
If you live in Fairlie 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 Fairlie 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 Fairlie Primary School?
Fairlie Primary School is at Morton Way, FAIRLIE, FAIRLIE, KA29 0BW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)