Loudoun Academy, Galston
Loudoun Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Galston.
- Attendance
- 84.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Loudoun Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Loudoun 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 847 pupils and 11.7 pupils per teacher.
18% of pupils are registered for free school meals and 37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
28% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 4% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 84.1% in 2024/25, and 46.5% 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 poor (C); the school was 60% full.
89% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 94% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Loudoun Academy are Kilmarnock Academy (3.6 miles) and St Joseph's Academy (4 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Loudoun Academy.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Loudoun Academy are Galston Primary School (0.5 miles), St Sophia's Primary School (0.7 miles) and Newmilns Primary School (1.3 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; East Ayrshire publishes both.
Galston Primary SchoolSt Sophia's Primary SchoolNewmilns Primary School
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 Loudoun Academy in June 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Loudoun Academy
Questions parents ask about Loudoun Academy
When was Loudoun Academy last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Loudoun Academy in June 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Loudoun Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Loudoun 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 East Ayrshire. East Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Loudoun Academy?
If you live in Loudoun Academy'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 Loudoun Academy?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in East Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 55 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Loudoun Academy?
Loudoun Academy is at Glasgow Road, Galston, Galston, KA4 8PD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)