South Ayrshire Council Virtual School, AYR
South Ayrshire Council Virtual School is a secondary school for pupils in Ayr. It has a Multi-denominational religious character.
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
South Ayrshire Council Virtual School in detail
School in Scotland
South Ayrshire Council Virtual 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.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to South Ayrshire Council Virtual School are Ayr Academy (1.2 miles), Kyle Academy (1.6 miles), Queen Margaret Academy (1.9 miles) and Prestwick Academy (3.2 miles).
Ayr AcademyKyle AcademyQueen Margaret AcademyPrestwick Academy
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ayr Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cassillis Street (before), 60 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to South Ayrshire Council Virtual School are Holmston Primary School (0.6 miles), Newton Primary School (0.7 miles), St John's Primary School (0.8 miles) and Braehead Primary School (1.3 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; South Ayrshire publishes both.
Holmston Primary SchoolNewton Primary SchoolSt John's Primary SchoolBraehead 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 South Ayrshire Council Virtual School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with South Ayrshire Council Virtual School
Getting There
Train Stations
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about South Ayrshire Council Virtual School
What is the catchment area for South Ayrshire Council Virtual School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and South Ayrshire Council Virtual 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 South Ayrshire Council Virtual School?
If you live in South Ayrshire Council Virtual 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 South Ayrshire Council Virtual School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 South Ayrshire Council Virtual School?
South Ayrshire Council Virtual School is at County Buildings, Wellington Square, AYR, AYR, KA7 1DR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)