Robert Burns Academy, CUMNOCK
Robert Burns Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Cumnock.
- Attendance
- 84.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Robert Burns Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Robert Burns 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 1601 pupils and 13.9 pupils per teacher.
22% of pupils are registered for free school meals and 33% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
43% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 5% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 84.8% in 2024/25, and 49.9% 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); the school was 79% full.
95% 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.
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.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Robert Burns Academy are Lochnorris Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Patrick's Primary School (1.2 miles), Netherthird Primary School (1.5 miles) and Auchinleck Primary School (1.5 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; East Ayrshire publishes both.
Lochnorris Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Primary SchoolNetherthird Primary SchoolAuchinleck 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 Robert Burns Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
The Robert Burns Academy is a secondary school located in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, which opened to pupils in October 2020 following the merger of Cumnock Academy and Auchinleck Academy. The current Head Teacher, Tracy Stewart, also serves as the Head of Barony Campus, which includes Robert Burns Academy, Lochnorris Primary School, Cherry Trees Early Childhood Centre, and Hillside School.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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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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Feeder Primary Schools
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Questions parents ask about Robert Burns Academy
What is the catchment area for Robert Burns Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Robert Burns 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 Robert Burns Academy?
If you live in Robert Burns 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 Robert Burns Academy?
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 Robert Burns Academy?
Robert Burns Academy is at The Barony Campus, Auchinleck Road, CUMNOCK, CUMNOCK, KA18 1FQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)