Whatriggs Primary School, KILMARNOCK
Whatriggs Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kilmarnock.
- Attendance
- 89.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Whatriggs Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Whatriggs 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.
Whatriggs Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 440 pupils, an average class size of 24.4 and 16.4 pupils per teacher.
100% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
45% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 1% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89.4% in 2024/25, and 34.2% 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 good (A); the school was 73% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Whatriggs Primary School are Shortlees Primary School (0.8 miles), Loanhead Primary School (1.2 miles), Hurlford Primary School (1.3 miles) and Gargieston Primary School (1.5 miles).
Shortlees Primary SchoolLoanhead Primary SchoolHurlford Primary SchoolGargieston Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kilmarnock Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Campsie Road (after), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Whatriggs Primary School are Grange Academy (1.7 miles), Kilmarnock Academy (1.7 miles) and St Joseph's Academy (1.9 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 Whatriggs Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 Whatriggs Primary School
What is the catchment area for Whatriggs Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Whatriggs 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 Whatriggs Primary School?
If you live in Whatriggs 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 Whatriggs Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 Whatriggs Primary School?
Whatriggs Primary School is at Whatriggs Road, KILMARNOCK, KILMARNOCK, KA1 3SZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)