Galston Primary School, Galston
Galston Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Galston.
- Attendance
- 92.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Galston Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Galston 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.
Galston Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 297 pupils, an average class size of 24.8 and 15.8 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 28% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.8% in 2024/25, and 24.4% 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 good (A); the school was 65% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Galston Primary School are St Sophia's Primary School (0.2 miles), Newmilns Primary School (1.6 miles), Hurlford Primary School (2.6 miles) and Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh (3.3 miles).
St Sophia's Primary SchoolNewmilns Primary SchoolHurlford Primary SchoolSgoil na Coille Nuaidh
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Galston Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Boyd Street (before), 200 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 Galston Primary School in May 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Galston 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 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Galston Primary School
Questions parents ask about Galston Primary School
When was Galston Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Galston Primary School in May 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Galston Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Galston 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 Galston Primary School?
If you live in Galston 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 Galston 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. 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 Galston Primary School?
Galston Primary School is at Western Road, Galston, Galston, KA4 8BG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)