Kilmacolm Primary School, Kilmacolm
Kilmacolm Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kilmacolm.
- Attendance
- 95.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kilmacolm Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kilmacolm 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.
Kilmacolm Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 222 pupils, an average class size of 24.7 and 17.6 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 26% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
18% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 45% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.6% in 2024/25, and 6.8% 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 good (A); the school was 86% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kilmacolm Primary School are St Francis' Primary School (2.4 miles), Newark Primary School (2.8 miles), St Michael's Primary School (2.8 miles) and Langbank Primary School (2.9 miles).
St Francis' Primary SchoolNewark Primary SchoolSt Michael's Primary SchoolLangbank Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Woodhall Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
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 Kilmacolm Primary School'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)
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 Inverclyde is 4 (the median across 30 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 Kilmacolm Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kilmacolm Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kilmacolm 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 Inverclyde. Inverclyde publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Kilmacolm Primary School?
If you live in Kilmacolm Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Inverclyde will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Inverclyde - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Kilmacolm 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 Inverclyde is 4 (the median across 30 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Kilmacolm Primary School?
Kilmacolm Primary School is at Churchill Road, Kilmacolm, Kilmacolm, PA13 4LH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)