Winton Primary School, ARDROSSAN
Winton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ardrossan.
- Attendance
- 90.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Winton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Winton 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.
Winton Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 107 pupils, an average class size of 17.8 and 10.3 pupils per teacher.
77% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 90.7% in 2024/25, and 33.1% 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 poor (C); the school was 51% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Winton Primary School are Stanley Primary School (0.7 miles), St Anthony's Primary School (0.8 miles), Caledonia Primary School (0.8 miles) and St Peter's Primary School (1 mile).
Stanley Primary SchoolSt Anthony's Primary SchoolCaledonia Primary SchoolSt Peter's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ardrossan South Beach Rail Station, about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hill Place (after), 210 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Winton Primary School are Ardrossan Academy (0.3 miles), St Matthew's Academy (0.8 miles) and Auchenharvie Academy (1.6 miles).
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 Winton Primary School in February 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 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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Winton Primary School
Questions parents ask about Winton Primary School
When was Winton Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Winton Primary School in February 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Winton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Winton 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 North Ayrshire. North Ayrshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Winton Primary School?
If you live in Winton Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and North Ayrshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to North Ayrshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Winton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 North Ayrshire is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Winton Primary School?
Winton Primary School is at Anderson Terrace, ARDROSSAN, ARDROSSAN, KA22 8JP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)