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Darvel Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Council school
Campbell Street East, Darvel KA17 0BP · blogs.glowscotland.org.uk · 01560 320257
On the mapSearch near KA17 0BP
Overview
- Pupils
- 245
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Ayrshire
- Departments
- Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 72 places
- Teachers
- 14.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Average class size
- 24.5
- Additional support needs
- 76 pupils (31%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (164 pupils)
- P6 and older100% (81 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 9%
- 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 (short inspection, report published 23 May 2017) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory); Self-evaluation for self-improvement 4 (good).
- Report published
- 23 May 2017
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Self-evaluation for self-improvement | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 13 Nov 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 72
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |