Kyle Academy, Ayr
Kyle Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Ayr.
- Attendance
- 89.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kyle Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Kyle Academy 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 846 pupils and 12.6 pupils per teacher.
10% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
10% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 21% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89.5% in 2024/25, and 33.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 99% full.
96% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 96% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Kyle Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Kyle Academy opened in August 1979 with 154 pupils in S1 and achieved full sixth year status in August 1984. It is a non-denominational, co-educational school, serving some of the southern part of Ayr. Our associated Primary schools are: The Academy has accommodation for 852 pupils. The school roll this session is 837 pupils."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Kyle Academy are Ayr Academy (0.4 miles), Queen Margaret Academy (1.1 miles), South Ayrshire Council Virtual School (1.6 miles) and Prestwick Academy (3.1 miles).
Ayr AcademyQueen Margaret AcademySouth Ayrshire Council Virtual SchoolPrestwick Academy
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ayr Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kyle Academy (at), 100 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Kyle Academy are Forehill Primary School (0.5 miles), Dalmilling Primary School (0.9 miles), Braehead Primary School (1 mile) and Holmston Primary School (1 mile). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; South Ayrshire publishes both.
Forehill Primary SchoolDalmilling Primary SchoolBraehead Primary SchoolHolmston Primary 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 Kyle Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Kyle Academy is an 11–18 non-denominational secondary school in Ayr, serving the south east of Ayr in South Ayrshire. It is the fourth largest secondary school in South Ayrshire, with 824 pupils enrolled at the school in 2023–2024.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Kyle Academy
What is the catchment area for Kyle Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kyle Academy 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 Kyle Academy?
If you live in Kyle Academy'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 Kyle Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Kyle Academy?
Kyle Academy is at 7 Overmills Road, Ayr, Ayr, KA7 3LR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)