Forehill Primary School, Ayr
Forehill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ayr.
- Attendance
- 94%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Forehill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Forehill 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.
Forehill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 463 pupils, an average class size of 24.4 and 16.4 pupils per teacher.
13% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 28% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
5% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 24% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94% in 2024/25, and 16.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 91% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Forehill Primary School are Kincaidston Primary School (0.8 miles), Holmston Primary School (0.8 miles), St John's Primary School (1.2 miles) and Braehead Primary School (1.3 miles).
Kincaidston Primary SchoolHolmston Primary SchoolSt John's Primary SchoolBraehead Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ayr Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Armour Drive (after), 40 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Forehill Primary School are Kyle Academy (0.5 miles), Ayr Academy (0.6 miles), Queen Margaret Academy (0.6 miles) and South Ayrshire Council Virtual School (1.5 miles).
Kyle AcademyAyr AcademyQueen Margaret AcademySouth Ayrshire Council Virtual School
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 Forehill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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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 on foot.
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 South Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 50 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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Secondary Schools Nearby
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Questions parents ask about Forehill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Forehill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Forehill 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 South Ayrshire. South Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Forehill Primary School?
If you live in Forehill Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and South Ayrshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to South Ayrshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Forehill 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 on foot. 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 South Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Forehill Primary School?
Forehill Primary School is at 24 Cessnock Place, Ayr, Ayr, KA7 3HR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)