Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh, KILMARNOCK
Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh is a primary school for pupils in Kilmarnock.
- Attendance
- 92.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh in detail
School in Scotland
Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh 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.
Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 44 pupils, an average class size of 22 and 13.3 pupils per teacher.
Attendance was 92.5% in 2024/25, and 22.5% 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 88% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh are James Hamilton Primary (under 0.1 miles), St Andrew's Primary School (0.4 miles), Loanhead Primary School (0.9 miles) and Hurlford Primary School (1.2 miles).
James Hamilton PrimarySt Andrew's Primary SchoolLoanhead Primary SchoolHurlford Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kilmarnock Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is James Hamilton Academy (at), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh are Kilmarnock Academy (under 0.1 miles), St Joseph's Academy (0.4 miles) and Grange Academy (1.7 miles).
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 Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh
What is the catchment area for Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh 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 Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh?
If you live in Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh'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 Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh?
Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh is at William McIlvanney Campus, Sutherland Drive, KILMARNOCK, KILMARNOCK, KA3 7DF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)