Sunnyside Primary School, Alloa
Sunnyside Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Alloa.
- Attendance
- 91.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sunnyside Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Sunnyside 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.
Sunnyside Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 272 pupils, an average class size of 22.7 and 14.2 pupils per teacher.
42% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.2% in 2024/25, and 27.2% 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 77% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sunnyside Primary School are Craigbank Primary School (0.6 miles), Redwell primary school (0.6 miles), Park Primary School (0.7 miles) and St Mungo's RC Primary School (0.8 miles).
Craigbank Primary SchoolRedwell primary schoolPark Primary SchoolSt Mungo's RC Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alloa Rail Station, about 340 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ashley Terrace, 110 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sunnyside Primary School are Alloa Academy (0.8 miles) and Lornshill Academy (1.2 miles).
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 Sunnyside Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
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 Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 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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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
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Questions parents ask about Sunnyside Primary School
What is the catchment area for Sunnyside Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sunnyside 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 Clackmannanshire. Clackmannanshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Sunnyside Primary School?
If you live in Sunnyside Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Clackmannanshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Clackmannanshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Sunnyside Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sunnyside Primary School?
Sunnyside Primary School is at Erskine Street, Alloa, Alloa, FK10 2AT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)