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Irvine Royal Academy

Kilwinning Road, KA12 8SJ

Phase
Secondary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
712
SEED code
8215138
Local authority
North Ayrshire
Website
School website
Telephone
01294 278756

About this school

Irvine Royal Academy is a secondary school in Irvine. It has 712 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has inspected it, with a link to the report below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 5 May 2026 ยท Inspection report

Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website

See every report for this school on Education Scotland

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
767
2024
738
2025
712
Pupils per teacher
2023
12.4
2024
11.9
2025
11.2
Average class size
2023
0
2024
0
2025
0
English as an additional language
2023
20
2024
17
2025
19
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
29.6%
2024
31.8%
2025
50.3%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

Pupils by home-area deprivation

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.

Q1 (most deprived)
533 (75%)
Q2
103 (14%)
Q3
50 (7%)
Q4
17 (2%)
Q5 (least deprived)
9 (1%)

Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.

Location

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Common questions

What kind of school is Irvine Royal Academy?
Irvine Royal Academy is a secondary school in Irvine.
Has Irvine Royal Academy been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Irvine Royal Academy, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
How many pupils are at Irvine Royal Academy?
Irvine Royal Academy has 712 pupils on roll.
Does Irvine Royal Academy publish exam results?
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.

School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 5 May 2026.