Largs Academy, LARGS
Largs Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Largs.
- Attendance
- 87.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Largs Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Largs 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 987 pupils and 13.6 pupils per teacher.
21% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 55% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
7% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 32% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 87.2% in 2024/25, and 45.4% 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 good (A); the school was 81% full.
97% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 97% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Largs Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glenacre Drive (opposite), 130 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Largs Academy are St Mary's Primary School (under 0.1 miles) and Largs Primary School (under 0.1 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; North Ayrshire publishes both.
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 Largs Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Largs Academy is a Scottish secondary school, opened in August 1970, serving the towns of Largs, Fairlie, Skelmorlie and the island of Cumbrae, as well as taking placement requests from across Scotland, from places such as West Kilbride, Beith and Renfrewshire. As of March 2017, Largs Academy was in the top 30 schools for Higher Results in Scotland, sitting at...
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Nursery
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 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 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 Largs Academy
What is the catchment area for Largs Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Largs 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 North Ayrshire. North Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Largs Academy?
If you live in Largs Academy'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 Largs Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Largs Academy?
Largs Academy is at Alexander Avenue, LARGS, LARGS, KA30 9DR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)