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Barrhill Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Main Street, Barhill KA26 0PP · barrhill.sayr.sch.uk · 01465 716805
On the mapSearch near KA26 0PP
Overview
- Pupils
- 16
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- South Ayrshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 10 places
- Teachers
- 2.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.7
- Average class size
- 8
- Additional support needs
- Too few to publish
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (10 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 0%
- 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 (full inspection, report published 25 June 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 5 (very good); Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good). Nursery class: Leadership of change 5 (very good); Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Securing children’s progress 5 (very good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 25 Jun 2024
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Nursery class
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
| Securing children’s progress | 5 · Very good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Previously: inspection, Jan 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jan 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 9 Jun 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 10
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |