St Matthew's Academy, SALTCOATS

St Matthew's Academy 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 1328 pupils and 14.4 pupils per teacher.

34% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.

51% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 9% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 86.6% in 2024/25, and 44.9% 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 78% full.

97% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 96% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Matthew's Academy are Ardrossan Academy (0.5 miles), Auchenharvie Academy (0.8 miles) and Kilwinning Academy (3.4 miles).

The nearest railway station is Saltcoats Rail Station, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Doura Avenue (opposite), 30 metres away.

The primary schools closest to St Matthew's Academy are Caledonia Primary School (0.2 miles), St Anthony's Primary School (0.5 miles), Dykesmains Primary School (0.6 miles) and Mayfield Primary School (0.7 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; North Ayrshire publishes both.