Invergarven School, Girvan
Invergarven School is a special school for pupils in Girvan.
- Attendance
- 96.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Invergarven School in detail
School in Scotland
Invergarven 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 24 pupils and 3.4 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 96.1% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Girvan Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Arran Court (opposite), 120 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 Invergarven School in May 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Invergarven School
Getting There
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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Questions parents ask about Invergarven School
When was Invergarven School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Invergarven School in May 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Invergarven School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Invergarven 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 Invergarven School?
If you live in Invergarven 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 Invergarven School?
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 Invergarven School?
Invergarven School is at Coalpots Road, Girvan, Girvan, KA26 0EH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)