Schools in the East Ayrshire council area
East Ayrshire has 54 schools listed on OfferDay across 8 towns.
40 primary schools · 7 secondary schools · 7 special and alternative provision schools
About schools in East Ayrshire
Most of the 54 schools listed in East Ayrshire are primary schools. Its seven secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another seven schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.
Schools in East Ayrshire are inspected by Education Scotland. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than a single grade, and each page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report. Scotland does not release school-level attainment under an open licence, so these pages show the pupil-census figures its government does publish, among them the school roll and the spread of pupils across the most and least deprived areas. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.
Recently inspected in East Ayrshire
The latest inspections in this area, newest first. Each links to the school's page, where the report and its framework are set out.
- Loudoun Academy Education Scotland, 9 June 2026
- Dalmellington Primary School Education Scotland, 28 April 2026
- St Andrew's Primary School Education Scotland, 24 March 2026
- Auchinleck Primary School Education Scotland, 3 March 2026
- Littlemill Primary School Education Scotland, 2 December 2025
- Sorn Primary School Education Scotland, 18 November 2025
- Loanhead Primary School Education Scotland, 23 September 2025
- Hurlford Primary School Education Scotland, 16 September 2025
- Doon Academy Education Scotland, 26 August 2025
- Grange Academy Education Scotland, 10 June 2025
- Mauchline Primary School Education Scotland, 1 April 2025
- Shortlees Primary School Education Scotland, 21 January 2025
Schools by town
The count beside each town is the number of its schools under East Ayrshire.
Schools not listed under a town
These schools have no town recorded in the national register.
Primary schools8
Secondary schools1
Special schools and alternative provision1
Common questions about schools in East Ayrshire
- How many schools are in East Ayrshire?
- OfferDay lists 54 schools in East Ayrshire, including 40 primary schools and seven secondary schools.
- Who inspects schools in East Ayrshire?
- Schools in East Ayrshire are inspected by Education Scotland (HM Inspectors). It evaluates a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than giving one overall grade, and each school page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report.
- Which are the best schools in East Ayrshire?
- OfferDay does not rank schools in East Ayrshire. Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Education Scotland reports and the pupil-census figures its government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.
- How many towns are in the East Ayrshire council area?
- OfferDay groups the East Ayrshire schools across eight towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the council area is reachable.
School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Information on this page was last updated on 26 July 2026.