Wemyss Bay Primary School, Wemyss Bay
Wemyss Bay Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Wemyss Bay.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Wemyss Bay Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Wemyss Bay 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.
Wemyss Bay Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 81 pupils, an average class size of 20.2 and 11.6 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 17.6% 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 81% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wemyss Bay Primary School are Inverkip Primary School (1.3 miles), Skelmorlie Primary School (1.4 miles), Innellan Primary School (2.7 miles) and Dunoon Primary School (4.2 miles).
Inverkip Primary SchoolSkelmorlie Primary SchoolInnellan Primary SchoolDunoon Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wemyss Bay Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brueacre Road (opposite), 80 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Wemyss Bay Primary School in August 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Wemyss Bay Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 Inverclyde is 4 (the median across 30 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 Wemyss Bay Primary School
When was Wemyss Bay Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Wemyss Bay Primary School in August 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Wemyss Bay Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Wemyss Bay 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 Inverclyde. Inverclyde publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Wemyss Bay Primary School?
If you live in Wemyss Bay Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Inverclyde will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Inverclyde - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Wemyss Bay Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Inverclyde is 4 (the median across 30 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Wemyss Bay Primary School?
Wemyss Bay Primary School is at Ardgowan Road, Wemyss Bay, Wemyss Bay, PA18 6AT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)