Schools in the South Ayrshire council area
South Ayrshire has 51 schools listed on OfferDay across 6 towns.
40 primary schools · 9 secondary schools · 2 special and alternative provision schools
About schools in South Ayrshire
Most of the 51 schools listed in South Ayrshire are primary schools. Its nine secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.
Schools in South 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 South 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.
- Holmston Primary School Education Scotland, 31 March 2026
- Symington Primary School Education Scotland, 17 February 2026
- Coylton Primary School Education Scotland, 20 January 2026
- Southcraig Campus Education Scotland, 11 November 2025
- Heathfield Primary School Education Scotland, 16 September 2025
- Doonfoot Primary School Education Scotland, 29 April 2025
- Alloway Primary School Education Scotland, 25 March 2025
- Ayr Academy Education Scotland, 11 March 2025
- Dalmilling Primary School Education Scotland, 25 February 2025
- Barrhill Primary School Education Scotland, 25 June 2024
- Invergarven School Education Scotland, 21 May 2024
- Kingcase Primary School Education Scotland, 23 April 2024
Schools by town
The count beside each town is the number of its schools under South Ayrshire.
Schools not listed under a town
These schools have no town recorded in the national register.
Primary schools11
Secondary schools1
Common questions about schools in South Ayrshire
- How many schools are in South Ayrshire?
- OfferDay lists 51 schools in South Ayrshire, including 40 primary schools and nine secondary schools.
- Who inspects schools in South Ayrshire?
- Schools in South 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 South Ayrshire?
- OfferDay does not rank schools in South 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 South Ayrshire council area?
- OfferDay groups the South Ayrshire schools across six 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.