Minishant Primary School, Minishant
Minishant Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Minishant.
- Attendance
- 93.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Minishant Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Minishant 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 19 pupils, an average class size of 9.5 and 5.4 pupils per teacher.
47% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 93.8% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 38% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Minishant Primary School are Dalrymple Primary School (2.1 miles), Alloway Primary School (2.8 miles), Doonfoot Primary School (3.1 miles) and Culzean Primary School (3.4 miles).
Dalrymple Primary SchoolAlloway Primary SchoolDoonfoot Primary SchoolCulzean Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Maybole Rail Station, about 3 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nursery Square (opposite), 120 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 Minishant Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Minishant Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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 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 Minishant Primary School
What is the catchment area for Minishant Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Minishant 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 South Ayrshire. South Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Minishant Primary School?
If you live in Minishant Primary School'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 Minishant Primary School?
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 South Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Minishant Primary School?
Minishant Primary School is at Merrick Crescent, Minishant, Minishant, KA19 8ET.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)