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Muirhead Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Buchan Road, Troon KA10 7BT · muirhead.sayr.sch.uk · 01292 690033
On the mapSearch near KA10 7BT
Overview
- Pupils
- 128
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- South Ayrshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 71 places
- Teachers
- 10.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.3
- Average class size
- 21.3
- Additional support needs
- 64 pupils (50%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (77 pupils)
- P6 and older33.3% (17 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 24%
- 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 January 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 23 Jan 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Aug 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Aug 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 5 · Very good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 28 Mar 2024
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 71
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? | 4 · Good |