Lochnorris SLU, CUMNOCK
Lochnorris SLU is a special school for pupils in Cumnock.
- Attendance
- 86.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lochnorris SLU in detail
School in Scotland
Lochnorris SLU 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 44 pupils and 6.7 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 86.8% in 2024/25, and 33.3% 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).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Auchinleck Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holmhead Road (after), 180 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 SLU's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
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 SLU
What is the catchment area for Lochnorris SLU?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lochnorris SLU 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 SLU?
If you live in Lochnorris SLU'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 SLU?
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 SLU?
Lochnorris SLU is at Lochnorris Primary School, Auchinleck Road, CUMNOCK, CUMNOCK, KA18 1RS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)