Marr College, Troon
Marr College is a secondary school for pupils in Troon.
- Attendance
- 90.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Marr College in detail
School in Scotland
Marr College 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 1093 pupils and 13.2 pupils per teacher.
12% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 1% speak English as an additional language.
10% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 32% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.1% in 2024/25, and 31.8% 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 80% full.
96% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 96% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Marr College in its own words
On phones, the school says: "Pupils may use their locker to store mobile phones during class time."
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Marr College are Prestwick Academy (3.6 miles) and Greenwood Academy (4.2 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Troon Rail Station, about 910 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Marr College are Muirhead Primary School (0.2 miles), Struthers Primary School (0.5 miles), Barassie Primary School (0.6 miles) and Troon Primary School (0.6 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; South Ayrshire publishes both.
Muirhead Primary SchoolStruthers Primary SchoolBarassie Primary SchoolTroon 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Marr College's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Marr College is an 11–18 co-educational secondary school in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Marr College is the third largest secondary school in South Ayrshire, with 1,127 pupils enrolled at the school in 2023–2024.
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At a Glance
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- 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, 1 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 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 South Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 50 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 Marr College
What is the catchment area for Marr College?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Marr College 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 South Ayrshire. South Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Marr College?
If you live in Marr College's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and South Ayrshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to South Ayrshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Marr College?
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, 1 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 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 South Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Marr College?
Marr College is at Dundonald Road, Troon, Troon, KA10 7AB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)