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Dalmellington Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Ayr Road, Dalmellington KA6 7SJ · blogs.glowscotland.org.uk · 01292 550364
Overview
- Pupils
- 83
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Ayrshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 32 places
- Teachers
- 9.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.8
- Average class size
- 16.6
- Additional support needs
- 26 pupils (31%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (59 pupils)
- P6 and older100% (24 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 69%
- 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 (inspection, report published 6 December 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 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 6 Dec 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 | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 10 Jul 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 32
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 |