Hurlford Primary School, Hurlford
Hurlford Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Hurlford.
- Attendance
- 91.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Hurlford Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Hurlford 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.
Hurlford Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 206 pupils, an average class size of 22.9 and 14.5 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91.5% in 2024/25, and 29.2% 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 good (A); the school was 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hurlford Primary School are James Hamilton Primary (1.2 miles), Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh (1.2 miles), Whatriggs Primary School (1.3 miles) and Loanhead Primary School (1.4 miles).
James Hamilton PrimarySgoil na Coille NuaidhWhatriggs Primary SchoolLoanhead Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kilmarnock Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
22 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Union Street (before), 130 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hurlford Primary School are Kilmarnock Academy (1.2 miles) and St Joseph's Academy (1.6 miles).
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 Hurlford Primary School in September 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 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.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Hurlford Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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
Hurlford Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hurlford Primary School
When was Hurlford Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Hurlford Primary School in September 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Hurlford Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hurlford 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 Hurlford Primary School?
If you live in Hurlford 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 Hurlford Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Hurlford Primary School?
Hurlford Primary School is at Union Street, Hurlford, Hurlford, KA1 5BT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)