Lochnorris Primary School, CUMNOCK
Lochnorris Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cumnock.
- Attendance
- 90.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lochnorris Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lochnorris 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 447 pupils, an average class size of 26.3 and 19.1 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
25% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 9% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.8% in 2024/25, and 30.6% 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 88% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lochnorris Primary School are St Patrick's Primary School (1.2 miles), Netherthird Primary School (1.5 miles), Auchinleck Primary School (1.5 miles) and Logan Primary School (1.8 miles).
St Patrick's Primary SchoolNetherthird Primary SchoolAuchinleck Primary SchoolLogan Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Auchinleck Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holmhead Road (opposite), 150 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 Lochnorris Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 Lochnorris Primary School
What is the catchment area for Lochnorris Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lochnorris 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 Lochnorris Primary School?
If you live in Lochnorris 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 Lochnorris Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Lochnorris Primary School?
Lochnorris Primary School is at The Barony Campus, Auchinleck Road, CUMNOCK, CUMNOCK, KA18 1FQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)