Transition

This section of our Website contains all things transition - you will find information regarding moving from Primary School to Irvine Royal, along with moving from BGE to Senior Phase, and from Irvine Royal to positive destinations. 

What transitions means to us?

Transitions in its simplest form relates to periods of change and we at Irvine Royal are committed to supporting all our young people to have successful transitions as they join, during their time here and as they leave us.  We believe that the support and challenge given to them from all at Irvine Royal is key to ensuring these transitions are structured, smooth and as successful as possible.  

Transition From Primary 7 

As a cluster, we work collaboratively to ensure the transition from primary to secondary is smooth and successful for all of our young people.  We are committed to academic success, maximising the potential of each young person and ensuring that we are getting it right for every child.   

We work very closely with our feeder primary schools throughout the year, this serves to ensure the highlight level of support both during and the point of transition to Irvine Royal Academy.

Transition Policy

Within Irvine Royal, our DHT maintains the overview of this process and liaises directly with the cluster primaries throughout the year this ensures key information and dates are shared and that information is passed timeously to parents. Our Support for Learning PT and Guidance PTs will collect and disseminate information regarding learning and pastoral related issues, which is then used within Irvine Royal to support the planning of learning and teaching experiences for the young people when they join us.

Each young person is assigned a house which has a Guidance Principal Teacher and a DHT assigned to it – these adults work collaboratively to ensure that all young people are supported during their time with us and that they are nurtured to reach their full potential.

Alongside the DHT and PTGs, there are other key members of our Integrated Support Team: Support for Learning PT, Inclusive Learning Programme PT, Area Inclusion worker, Inclusion and Attainment Officer, School Counsellors, Careers Advisors and many more.  All of these adults are committed to getting it right for each and every young person within Irvine Royal and they work collaboratively to support and challenge young people throughout their time with us.

Key learning information is shared with all staff which is then used to support the planning of engaging, challenging and progressive lessons – this is shared initially when the young person arrive at Irvine Royal but is also updated regularly when the needs of our young people change.

Over the course of the year there are various plans in place to support the successful transition of our P7 pupils to Irvine Royal and we engage in the following activities to ensure this:

• Open evening for current P7 parents

• 4 Challenge Days throughout the session

• Information gathering - staff from Irvine Royal attend each primary and meet with the class teachers to gather key information about the young people so we they are fully supported when they arrive

• HT & DHT visits to each P7 class

• Induction Days

• P7 Information Session 

Feeder Primary Schools

We have 4 feeder primary schools linked to Irvine Royal and we actively work together as a cluster to ensure partnership working.  The contact details for our them are below:

Castlepark Primary School

Carron Place

Irvine

KA12 9LQ

Tel No: 01294 279764

Head Teacher - Graeme Marshall

Woodlands Primary School

Woodlands Avenue

Irvine

KA12 0PU

Tel No: 01294 279532

Head Teacher - Rachel Reid

Annick Primary School

Bensley Rise

Girdle Toll

Irvine

Ka11 1BQ

Tel No: 01294 211654

Head Teacher - Vicky McGregor

Loudoun Montgomery Primary School

Ayr Road 

Irvine 

KA12 8DF

Tel No: 01294 279031

Head Teacher - Paul Bleakley

Montgomerie Park Primary School

Turnpike Way

Irvine 

KA121 2FD 

Head Teacher - Fiona Smyth

Secondary Option Process 

In S1 and S2 pupils follow a standard broad general education curriculum that introduces them to most of the subjects on offer in S3 and senior phase.

About half way through S2, pupils will start to make choices about what they will study in S3 and S4.  This page gives links and information to various resources to help pupils and parents/carers make informed decisions about what to chose. 

Subject Options Booklet 2026-27 

S3 Options 

S2 Option Information

S3 Subject Choices

My World of Work 

Subject Choices tool on MyWorldofWork

Option Choices classroom discussions for BGE and senior phases