James Hamilton Primary, KILMARNOCK
James Hamilton Primary is a primary school for pupils in Kilmarnock.
- Attendance
- 91.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
James Hamilton Primary in detail
School in Scotland
James Hamilton Primary 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.
James Hamilton Primary has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 375 pupils, an average class size of 26.8 and 16.9 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 30% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 1% speak English as an additional language.
30% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 2% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.9% in 2024/25, and 30.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 84% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to James Hamilton Primary are Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh (under 0.1 miles), St Andrew's Primary School (0.4 miles), Loanhead Primary School (0.9 miles) and Hurlford Primary School (1.2 miles).
Sgoil na Coille NuaidhSt Andrew's Primary SchoolLoanhead Primary SchoolHurlford Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kilmarnock Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is James Hamilton Academy (at), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to James Hamilton Primary are Kilmarnock Academy (under 0.1 miles), St Joseph's Academy (0.4 miles) and Grange Academy (1.7 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 James Hamilton Primary's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 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.
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Questions parents ask about James Hamilton Primary
What is the catchment area for James Hamilton Primary?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and James Hamilton Primary 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 James Hamilton Primary?
If you live in James Hamilton Primary'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 James Hamilton Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 James Hamilton Primary?
James Hamilton Primary is at William McIlvanney Campus, Sutherland Drive, KILMARNOCK, KILMARNOCK, KA3 7DF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)