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Kingcase Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Nursery Avenue, Prestwick KA9 2DG · 01292 473451
Overview
- Pupils
- 325
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- South Ayrshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 60 places
- Teachers
- 18
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
- Average class size
- 25
- Additional support needs
- 111 pupils (34%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (214 pupils)
- P6 and older13.5% (15 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 (full inspection, report published 23 April 2024) 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 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 5 (very good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 23 Apr 2024
- 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 | 4 · Good |
| Securing children’s progress | 5 · Very good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Previously: inspection, Dec 2008
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Dec 2008Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 17 Jul 2019
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 60
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 6 · Excellent |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 6 · Excellent |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |