St John's Primary School, Ayr
St John's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ayr. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St John's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St John'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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 222 pupils, an average class size of 22.2 and 13.2 pupils per teacher.
29% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 60% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 10% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.4% in 2024/25, and 18.4% 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 56% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St John's Primary School are Newton Primary School (0.2 miles), Braehead Primary School (0.5 miles), Holmston Primary School (0.6 miles) and Dalmilling Primary School (1 mile).
Newton Primary SchoolBraehead Primary SchoolHolmston Primary SchoolDalmilling Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ayr Rail Station, about 940 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Craigie Road (after), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St John's Primary School are Ayr Academy (0.6 miles), South Ayrshire Council Virtual School (0.8 miles), Kyle Academy (1 mile) and Queen Margaret Academy (1.8 miles).
Ayr AcademySouth Ayrshire Council Virtual SchoolKyle AcademyQueen Margaret Academy
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 St John's Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 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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Questions parents ask about St John's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St John's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St John'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 South Ayrshire. South Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St John's Primary School?
If you live in St John's Primary 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 St John's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 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 St John's Primary School?
St John's Primary School is at 2A Whitletts Road, Ayr, Ayr, KA8 0JB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)