Girvan Academy, Girvan
Girvan Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Girvan.
- Attendance
- 85.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Girvan Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Girvan Academy 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 501 pupils and 9.7 pupils per teacher.
25% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 45% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 85.7% in 2024/25, and 47.4% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 69% full.
94% of pupils who left in 2018/19 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 94% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Girvan Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Girvan Academy (at), 80 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Girvan Academy are Girvan Primary School (0.3 miles) and Sacred Heart Primary School (0.6 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; South Ayrshire publishes both.
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 Girvan Academy in March 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.
About
Girvan Academy is an 11–18 secondary school in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the seventh largest secondary school in South Ayrshire, with a pupil roll of 541 enrolled at the school in 2023–2024.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Ferry Terminals
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 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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Girvan Academy
Questions parents ask about Girvan Academy
When was Girvan Academy last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Girvan Academy in March 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 Girvan Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Girvan Academy 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 Girvan Academy?
If you live in Girvan Academy'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 Girvan Academy?
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 South Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Girvan Academy?
Girvan Academy is at 62 The Avenue, Girvan, Girvan, KA26 9DW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)