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James Hamilton Primary
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
William McIlvanney Campus, Sutherland Drive, KILMARNOCK KA3 7DF · blogs.glowscotland.org.uk · 01563 558505
Overview
- Pupils
- 375
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Ayrshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 82 places
- Teachers
- 22.2
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Average class size
- 26.8
- Additional support needs
- 113 pupils (30%)
- English as an additional language
- 5 pupils (1%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (247 pupils)
- P6 and older100% (128 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 30%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland has no graded inspection of this school on file.
Nursery class
- Graded report
- 1 Sept 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 82
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 6 · Excellent |
These grades are for the nursery class only. Education Scotland inspects the school itself, and has no grading on file for it. The school's Education Scotland reports