Lamlash Primary School, ISLE OF ARRAN
Lamlash Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Isle of Arran.
- Attendance
- 93.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lamlash Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lamlash 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.
Lamlash Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 59 pupils, an average class size of 19.7 and 10.5 pupils per teacher.
39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 19% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.3% in 2024/25, and 11.9% 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 Lamlash Primary School are Whiting Bay Primary School (3 miles) and Brodick Primary School (3.6 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Lamlash Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is MacKelvie Road (at), 210 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 Lamlash Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
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Getting There
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 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 Lamlash Primary School
What is the catchment area for Lamlash Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lamlash 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 North Ayrshire. North Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Lamlash Primary School?
If you live in Lamlash Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and North Ayrshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to North Ayrshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Lamlash 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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lamlash Primary School?
Lamlash Primary School is at McKelvie Road, Lamlash, ISLE OF ARRAN, ISLE OF ARRAN, KA27 8NP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)