Kincaidston Primary School, AYR
Kincaidston Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ayr.
- Attendance
- 90.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kincaidston Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kincaidston 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.
Kincaidston Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 216 pupils, an average class size of 24 and 15.3 pupils per teacher.
35% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 53% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 90.4% in 2024/25, and 28.2% 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 75% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kincaidston Primary School are Forehill Primary School (0.8 miles), Alloway Primary School (0.9 miles), Holmston Primary School (1.3 miles) and St John's Primary School (1.8 miles).
Forehill Primary SchoolAlloway Primary SchoolHolmston Primary SchoolSt John's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ayr Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cranesbill Court (before), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Kincaidston Primary School are Queen Margaret Academy (0.4 miles), Kyle Academy (1.3 miles), Ayr Academy (1.3 miles) and South Ayrshire Council Virtual School (1.8 miles).
Queen Margaret AcademyKyle AcademyAyr AcademySouth Ayrshire Council Virtual School
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 Kincaidston 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)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 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 Kincaidston Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kincaidston Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kincaidston 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 South Ayrshire. South Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Kincaidston Primary School?
If you live in Kincaidston Primary 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 Kincaidston Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 South Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Kincaidston Primary School?
Kincaidston Primary School is at 25 Cranesbill Court, Kincaidston, AYR, AYR, KA7 3YN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)