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Doonfoot Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
29A Abotts Way, Ayr KA7 4HJ · doonfoot.sayr.sch.uk · 01292 612702
Overview
- Pupils
- 365
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- South Ayrshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 60 places
- Teachers
- 28.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
- Average class size
- 20.3
- Additional support needs
- 148 pupils (41%)
- English as an additional language
- 12 pupils (3%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (258 pupils)
- P6 and older16.8% (18 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 6%
- 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 29 April 2025) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 5 (very good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (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
- 29 Apr 2025
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · 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, Dec 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Dec 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 3 · Satisfactory Meeting learning needs 3 · Satisfactory The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 3 · Satisfactory
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 4 Mar 2019
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 60
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? | 5 · Very good |