Loanhead Primary School, Kilmarnock
Loanhead Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kilmarnock.
- Attendance
- 91.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Loanhead Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Loanhead 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.
Loanhead Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 241 pupils, an average class size of 24.1 and 14.9 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
26% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 2% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.5% in 2024/25, and 31.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 75% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Loanhead Primary School are St Andrew's Primary School (0.8 miles), Annanhill Primary School (0.9 miles), James Hamilton Primary (0.9 miles) and Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh (0.9 miles).
St Andrew's Primary SchoolAnnanhill Primary SchoolJames Hamilton PrimarySgoil na Coille Nuaidh
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kilmarnock Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dick Road (opposite), 130 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Loanhead Primary School are St Joseph's Academy (0.8 miles), Grange Academy (0.9 miles) and Kilmarnock Academy (0.9 miles).
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Loanhead Primary School in September 2025.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Loanhead Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 Loanhead Primary School
When was Loanhead Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Loanhead Primary School in September 2025.
What is the catchment area for Loanhead Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Loanhead 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 Loanhead Primary School?
If you live in Loanhead 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 Loanhead Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Loanhead Primary School?
Loanhead Primary School is at Loanhead Street, Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, KA1 3AU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)