St Andrew's Primary School, KILMARNOCK
St Andrew's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kilmarnock. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Andrew's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Andrew's 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.
St Andrew's Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 332 pupils, an average class size of 27.7 and 16.9 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 16% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
30% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 7% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.7% in 2024/25, and 28.3% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 79% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's Primary School are James Hamilton Primary (0.4 miles), Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh (0.4 miles), Loanhead Primary School (0.8 miles) and Hillhead Primary School (0.9 miles).
James Hamilton PrimarySgoil na Coille NuaidhLoanhead Primary SchoolHillhead Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kilmarnock Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Joseph's Academy (at), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Andrew's Primary School are St Joseph's Academy (under 0.1 miles), Kilmarnock Academy (0.4 miles) and Grange Academy (1.4 miles).
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 St Andrew's Primary School in March 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 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 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 St Andrew's Primary School
When was St Andrew's Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Andrew's Primary School in March 2026.
What is the catchment area for St Andrew's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Andrew's 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 East Ayrshire. East Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St Andrew's Primary School?
If you live in St Andrew's Primary School'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 St Andrew's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 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 East Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 55 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Andrew's Primary School?
St Andrew's Primary School is at c/o St Joseph's Campus, Grassyards Road, KILMARNOCK, KILMARNOCK, KA3 7SL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)