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Mauchline Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
The Loan, Mauchline KA5 6AN · blogs.glowscotland.org.uk · 01290 550306
Overview
- Pupils
- 292
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Ayrshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 40 places
- Teachers
- 17
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Average class size
- 26.5
- Additional support needs
- 38 pupils (13%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (208 pupils)
- P6 and older100% (84 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 18%
- 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 1 April 2025) 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 5 (very good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good). Nursery class: Leadership of change 4 (good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 1 Apr 2025
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 5 · Very good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Nursery class
| Leadership of change | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Previously: inspection, Mar 2011
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Mar 2011Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 3 · Satisfactory The curriculum 3 · Satisfactory Improvement through self-evaluation 3 · Satisfactory
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 5 Dec 2018
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 40
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · 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 |