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Symington Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Brewlands Road, Symington, KILMARNOCK KA1 5QZ · 01292 690074
Overview
- Pupils
- 176
- 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
- 11.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Average class size
- 25.1
- Additional support needs
- 51 pupils (29%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (130 pupils)
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 28 June 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 5 (very good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 28 Jun 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 18 Feb 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 60
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |