Kilcreggan Primary School, HELENSBURGH
Kilcreggan Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Helensburgh.
- Attendance
- 94.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kilcreggan Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kilcreggan 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.
Kilcreggan Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 76 pupils, an average class size of 19 and 18.1 pupils per teacher.
38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.9% in 2024/25, and 11.8% 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 59% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kilcreggan Primary School are Rosneath Primary School (2.1 miles), Gourock Primary School (2.4 miles), Moorfoot Primary School (2.6 miles) and St Ninian's Primary School (2.7 miles).
Rosneath Primary SchoolGourock Primary SchoolMoorfoot Primary SchoolSt Ninian's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gourock Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Road (at), 280 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Kilcreggan 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
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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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 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 Kilcreggan Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kilcreggan Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kilcreggan 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 Argyll & Bute. Argyll & Bute publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Kilcreggan Primary School?
If you live in Kilcreggan Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Argyll & Bute will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Argyll & Bute - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Kilcreggan Primary 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Kilcreggan Primary School?
Kilcreggan Primary School is at School Road, Kilcreggan, HELENSBURGH, HELENSBURGH, G84 0HT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)