Skelmorlie Primary School, SKELMORLIE
Skelmorlie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Skelmorlie.
- Attendance
- 94.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Skelmorlie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Skelmorlie 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.
Skelmorlie Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 78 pupils, an average class size of 19.5 and 12.2 pupils per teacher.
41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.2% in 2024/25, and 13.1% 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 52% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Skelmorlie Primary School are Wemyss Bay Primary School (1.4 miles), Inverkip Primary School (2.6 miles), Innellan Primary School (3.4 miles) and St Mary's Primary School (4.9 miles).
Wemyss Bay Primary SchoolInverkip Primary SchoolInnellan Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wemyss Bay Rail Station, about 740 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Innes Park Road (at 25), 60 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Skelmorlie Primary School in May 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Skelmorlie Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 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 Skelmorlie Primary School
When was Skelmorlie Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Skelmorlie Primary School in May 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Skelmorlie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Skelmorlie 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 North Ayrshire. North Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Skelmorlie Primary School?
If you live in Skelmorlie Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and North Ayrshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to North Ayrshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Skelmorlie Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Skelmorlie Primary School?
Skelmorlie Primary School is at Innes Park Road, SKELMORLIE, SKELMORLIE, PA17 5BA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)