What did Education Scotland judge Lawthorn Primary School's quality indicator to be?

Education Scotland judged Lawthorn Primary School's quality indicator as Very good (5 of 6) at its inspection in February 2015, on Education Scotland's own scale.

How many pupils attend Lawthorn Primary School?

Lawthorn Primary School has 263 pupils on roll.

Where is Lawthorn Primary School located?

Lawthorn Primary School is located in IRVINE, KA11 2AY, North Ayrshire.

How do I apply to Lawthorn Primary School?

In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Lawthorn Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to North Ayrshire Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.

How are P1 places decided at Lawthorn Primary School?

When Lawthorn Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the catchment area — You have the right to ask for your child to go to a school other than your catchment school. A child due to start school in August should be registered in the catchment primary school during registration week in November. Primary pupils transferring to secondary have the choice of their catchment non-denominational secondary school or St Matthew's Academy, the denominational secondary school for North Ayrshire.

What is the largest ethnic background at Lawthorn Primary School?

According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 91.6% of pupils at Lawthorn Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Lawthorn Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (P1), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Resident in the catchment area — You have the right to ask for your child to go to a school other than your catchment school. A child due to start school in August should be registered in the catchment primary school during registration week in November. Primary pupils transferring to secondary have the choice of their catchment non-denominational secondary school or St Matthew's Academy, the denominational secondary school for North Ayrshire.

Young people aged 16 and over make their own placing request. Pupils attending a primary school by placing request may need to submit another placing request to attend their cluster secondary school.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Lawthorn Primary School: key facts

What did Education Scotland judge Lawthorn Primary School's quality indicator to be?: Education Scotland judged Lawthorn Primary School's quality indicator as Very good (5 of 6) at its inspection in February 2015, on Education Scotland's own scale.
How many pupils attend Lawthorn Primary School?: Lawthorn Primary School has 263 pupils on roll.
Where is Lawthorn Primary School located?: Lawthorn Primary School is located in IRVINE, KA11 2AY, North Ayrshire.
How do I apply to Lawthorn Primary School?: In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Lawthorn Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to North Ayrshire Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.
How are P1 places decided at Lawthorn Primary School?: When Lawthorn Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the catchment area — You have the right to ask for your child to go to a school other than your catchment school. A child due to start school in August should be registered in the catchment primary school during registration week in November. Primary pupils transferring to secondary have the choice of their catchment non-denominational secondary school or St Matthew's Academy, the denominational secondary school for North Ayrshire.
What is the largest ethnic background at Lawthorn Primary School?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 91.6% of pupils at Lawthorn Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Lawthorn Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (P1), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Resident in the catchment area — You have the right to ask for your child to go to a school other than your catchment school. A child due to start school in August should be registered in the catchment primary school during registration week in November. Primary pupils transferring to secondary have the choice of their catchment non-denominational secondary school or St Matthew's Academy, the denominational secondary school for North Ayrshire.

Young people aged 16 and over make their own placing request. Pupils attending a primary school by placing request may need to submit another placing request to attend their cluster secondary school.

Lawthorn Primary School: key facts

What did Education Scotland judge Lawthorn Primary School's quality indicator to be?: Education Scotland judged Lawthorn Primary School's quality indicator as Very good (5 of 6) at its inspection in February 2015, on Education Scotland's own scale.
How many pupils attend Lawthorn Primary School?: Lawthorn Primary School has 263 pupils on roll.
Where is Lawthorn Primary School located?: Lawthorn Primary School is located in IRVINE, KA11 2AY, North Ayrshire.
How do I apply to Lawthorn Primary School?: In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Lawthorn Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to North Ayrshire Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.
How are P1 places decided at Lawthorn Primary School?: When Lawthorn Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the catchment area — You have the right to ask for your child to go to a school other than your catchment school. A child due to start school in August should be registered in the catchment primary school during registration week in November. Primary pupils transferring to secondary have the choice of their catchment non-denominational secondary school or St Matthew's Academy, the denominational secondary school for North Ayrshire.
What is the largest ethnic background at Lawthorn Primary School?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 91.6% of pupils at Lawthorn Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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On-site nursery & childcare

Separately-registered childcare operating at this school's site, each with its own Care Inspectorate record.

Girdle Toll Out of School Care (Lawthorn)

Nursery

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How places are decided at Lawthorn Primary School

Lawthorn Primary School: key facts

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On-site nursery & childcare

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