Lainshaw Primary School, Stewarton
Lainshaw Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Stewarton.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lainshaw Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lainshaw 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.
Lainshaw Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 355 pupils, an average class size of 25.4 and 18.5 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 15% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 1% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.3% in 2024/25, and 16.4% 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 poor (C); the school was 83% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lainshaw Primary School are Nether Robertland Primary School (0.7 miles), Dunlop Primary School (2.4 miles), Kilmaurs Primary School (2.8 miles) and Fenwick Primary School (3.3 miles).
Nether Robertland Primary SchoolDunlop Primary SchoolKilmaurs Primary SchoolFenwick Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stewarton Rail Station, about 430 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is David Dale Avenue (after), 140 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 Lainshaw 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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 Lainshaw Primary School
What is the catchment area for Lainshaw Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lainshaw 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 East Ayrshire. East Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Lainshaw Primary School?
If you live in Lainshaw Primary School'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 Lainshaw Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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 Lainshaw Primary School?
Lainshaw Primary School is at Kilwinning Road, Stewarton, Stewarton, KA3 3DL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)