Lawthorn Primary School, IRVINE
Lawthorn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Irvine.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lawthorn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lawthorn 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.
Lawthorn Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 263 pupils, an average class size of 23.9 and 15.8 pupils per teacher.
26% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
12% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 13% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 19.7% 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 63% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lawthorn Primary School are Montgomerie Park Primary School (0.7 miles), Annick Primary School (0.8 miles), St John Ogilvie Primary School (1.2 miles) and St Mark's Primary School (1.3 miles).
Montgomerie Park Primary SchoolAnnick Primary SchoolSt John Ogilvie Primary SchoolSt Mark's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Irvine Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
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 Lawthorn 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- 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, 1 serious and 0 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 Lawthorn Primary School
What is the catchment area for Lawthorn Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lawthorn 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 Lawthorn Primary School?
If you live in Lawthorn 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 Lawthorn Primary School?
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, 1 serious and 0 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 Lawthorn Primary School?
Lawthorn Primary School is at Lochlibo Road, Lawthorn, IRVINE, IRVINE, KA11 2AY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)