St Bridget's Primary School in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, was named as Scotland's top primary performer - with an overall score of 380. Seafield St Andrew's Primary School, Moray 170 27%, 1187. Learn how your comment data is processed. These are the best performing primary schools in Scotland according to The Times. However, this is a general guide: your child will progress at their own pace through the curriculum levels. St Bernadette's Primary School (North Lanarkshire), St Andrew's Primary School (North Lanarkshire), St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School (Edinburgh), Symington Primary School (South Ayreshire), St Mary's Primary School - Cleland (North Lanarkshire), Ravenswood Primary School (North Lanarkshire), St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn- West Lothian), Carbrain Primary School (North Lanarkshire), Dunoon Primary School (Argyll and Bute Council), Applegrove Primary School (Moray Council). The Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) is the national curriculum used from nursery to secondary school. When it comes to primary school Scotland kids aged between four-and-a-half and five-and-a-half usually begin school in mid to late August. Kiltearn Burnfoot Community School, Highlands 220 0%, 1147. Download school performance data by local authority. Ranked 10th in Scotland on the basis of its Higher, Advanced Higher and National 5 outcomes in 2018 and 2019, it has risen to the upper reaches of the newspaper's rankings, after breaking into the top 50 as recently as 2011. Factors such as the key skills of pupils at entry point, reading/writing support within the family and attitude to education throughout schooling will have an impact on the attainment levels of pupils.