Fenwick Primary School, Fenwick
Fenwick Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Fenwick.
- Attendance
- 89.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Fenwick Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Fenwick 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.
Fenwick Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 120 pupils, an average class size of 20 and 13.5 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 89.5% in 2024/25, and 26.2% 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 91% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fenwick Primary School are Nether Robertland Primary School (2.8 miles), Onthank Primary School (3 miles), Mount Carmel Primary School (3.1 miles) and Lainshaw Primary School (3.3 miles).
Nether Robertland Primary SchoolOnthank Primary SchoolMount Carmel Primary SchoolLainshaw Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Fenwick Primary School.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glebe Terrace (opposite), 130 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 Fenwick Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Fenwick Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
1 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 Fenwick Primary School
What is the catchment area for Fenwick Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Fenwick 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 Fenwick Primary School?
If you live in Fenwick 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 Fenwick Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 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 Fenwick Primary School?
Fenwick Primary School is at 1 Kirkton Road, Fenwick, Fenwick, KA3 6DH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)