St Sophia's Primary School, Galston
St Sophia's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Galston. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 90.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Sophia's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Sophia'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 74 pupils, an average class size of 18.5 and 12.3 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 34% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 90.2% in 2024/25, and 45.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 59% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Sophia's Primary School are Galston Primary School (0.2 miles), Newmilns Primary School (1.7 miles), Hurlford Primary School (2.5 miles) and Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh (3.3 miles).
Galston Primary SchoolNewmilns Primary SchoolHurlford Primary SchoolSgoil na Coille Nuaidh
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Sophia's Primary School.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shield Road (before), 120 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find St Sophia'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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
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 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 Sophia's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Sophia's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Sophia'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 Sophia's Primary School?
If you live in St Sophia'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 Sophia's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 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 East Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 55 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Sophia's Primary School?
St Sophia's Primary School is at Nelville Drive, Galston, Galston, KA4 8BN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)