South Ayrshire
51 schools · 40 primary · 9 secondary
South Ayrshire is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 51 state schools — 40 primary, 9 secondary and 2 special, educating around 13,746 pupils with 1,084 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, South Ayrshire spent around £8,020 per primary pupil and £9,470 per secondary pupil — above the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 97.3% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 37.8% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in South Ayrshire are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.
Education spending in South Ayrshire
Gross council expenditure per pupil/place, shown against the Scotland average (2024-25).
Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. A higher figure is typical of rural and island councils, where smaller schools cost more per pupil to run — it does not by itself mean better-resourced classrooms.
School outcomes in South Ayrshire
How this council's schools compare to the Scotland average (2024-25). Higher is better.
Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Outcomes are council-wide averages and reflect each school's intake and catchment, not just its teaching.
Schools in South Ayrshire
Alloway Primary School
Ayr, South Ayrshire· KA7 4QQ
Annbank Primary School
Mossblown, South Ayrshire· KA6 5DZ
Ayr Academy
Ayr, South Ayrshire· KA8 0SZ
Ballantrae Primary School
Ballantrae, South Ayrshire· KA26 0NH
Barassie Primary School
Troon, South Ayrshire· KA10 6RQ
Barr Primary School
Barr, South Ayrshire· KA26 9TT
Barrhill Primary School
Barhill, South Ayrshire· KA26 0PP
Belmont Academy
Ayr, South Ayrshire· KA7 2PG
Braehead Primary School
Ayr, South Ayrshire· KA8 9PJ