Hillside School
Barony Campus, Auchinleck Road, KA18 1RS
- Phase
- Special schools
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- SEED code
- 8243743
- Local authority
- East Ayrshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01290 427280
About this school
Hillside School is a special school in Cumnock. It has 67 pupils on roll.
Education Scotland's latest report on the school is linked below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Education Scotland inspection
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
School characteristics
From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.
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)
- 37 (61%)
- Q2
- 15 (25%)
- Q3
- 9 (15%)
- Q4
- -
- Q5 (least deprived)
- -
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
Nearby schools
-
Lochnorris SLU0.0 miles
Special schools
-
Patna Supported Learning Unit11.0 miles
Special schools
-
Park School13.9 miles
Special schools
-
Robert Burns Academy0.1 miles
Secondary
-
Lochnorris Primary School0.1 miles
Primary
Other schools in Cumnock
- Lochnorris SLU Special schools
- Auchinleck Primary School Primary
- Catrine Primary School Primary
- Lochnorris Primary School Primary
- Logan Primary School Primary
- Netherthird Primary School Primary
- Ochiltree Primary School Primary
- Sorn Primary School Primary
- St Patrick's Primary School Primary
- Robert Burns Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Hillside School?
- Hillside School is a special school in Cumnock.
- When was Hillside School last inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected Hillside School, 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 big is Hillside School?
- Hillside School has 67 pupils on roll.
- Does Hillside School 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 27 September 2026.