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Kirkhill Primary School

Kirkhill Road, Newton Mearns, G77 5RJ

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
576
SEED code
8601224
Local authority
East Renfrewshire
Website
School website
Telephone
0141 570 7200

About this school

Kirkhill Primary School is a primary school in Barrhead. It has 576 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 12 March 2024 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
611
2024
588
2025
576
Pupils per teacher
2023
19.3
2024
17.6
2025
18.5
Average class size
2023
29.1
2024
26.7
2025
26.2
English as an additional language
2023
15
2024
15
2025
25
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
4.2%
2024
3%
2025
7.6%
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)
-
Q2
9 (2%)
Q3
-
Q4
16 (3%)
Q5 (least deprived)
548 (96%)

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

Other schools in Barrhead

Common questions

What kind of school is Kirkhill Primary School?
Kirkhill Primary School is a primary school in Barrhead.
Has Kirkhill Primary School been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Kirkhill Primary 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 many pupils are at Kirkhill Primary School?
Kirkhill Primary School has 576 pupils on roll.
Does Kirkhill Primary 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 12 March 2024.