Glencairn Primary School, STEVENSTON
Glencairn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Stevenston.
- Attendance
- 89.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Glencairn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Glencairn 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.
Glencairn Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 225 pupils, an average class size of 25 and 15.1 pupils per teacher.
47% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.9% in 2024/25, and 32.1% 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 74% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Glencairn Primary School are Ardeer Primary School (0.4 miles), St John's Primary School (0.6 miles), Hayocks Primary School (0.7 miles) and Mayfield Primary School (1.1 miles).
Ardeer Primary SchoolSt John's Primary SchoolHayocks Primary SchoolMayfield Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stevenston Rail Station, about 500 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Old Quarry Road (after), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Glencairn Primary School are Auchenharvie Academy (0.5 miles), St Matthew's Academy (1.3 miles) and Ardrossan Academy (1.8 miles).
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 Glencairn 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
4 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 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 Glencairn Primary School
What is the catchment area for Glencairn Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Glencairn 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 Glencairn Primary School?
If you live in Glencairn 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 Glencairn Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 4 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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Glencairn Primary School?
Glencairn Primary School is at New Street, STEVENSTON, STEVENSTON, KA20 3HQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)