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Lawthorn Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Lochlibo Road, Lawthorn, IRVINE KA11 2AY · blogs.glowscotland.org.uk · 01294 224548
On the mapSearch near KA11 2AY
Overview
- Pupils
- 263
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- North Ayrshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 34 places
- Teachers
- 16.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
- Average class size
- 23.9
- Additional support needs
- 83 pupils (32%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (182 pupils)
- P6 and older25.9% (21 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 12%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (inspection, report published 24 March 2015) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 5 (very good); Learners’ experiences 5 (very good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 24 Mar 2015
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 5 · Very good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 10 Apr 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 34
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |