North Ayrshire
St Matthew's Academy
A roman catholic secondary school in Saltcoats, run by North Ayrshire. Below: what the school is, the term dates it runs to, and the council rules that decide how you get a place.
The school
- Council
- North Ayrshire
- Area
- Saltcoats
- Postcode
- KA21 5NT
- Type
- Roman Catholic
- Seed code
- 8210039
A denominational school within the state system — funded and run by the council exactly like any other, with a Catholic ethos and religious education. Baptism is not a condition of entry, but where a school is oversubscribed some councils give weight to it in a placing request.
St Matthew's Academy’s own websiteTerm dates at St Matthew's Academy
St Matthew's Academy runs to North Ayrshire’s school calendar — every school in the council shares it, so the dates below are this school’s dates. The 2026/27 dates are the council's own published calendar.
Term starts
20 August 2026
October break
12 October 2026 – 16 October 2026
Christmas holidays
21 December 2026 – 4 January 2027
Spring break
26 March 2027 – 9 April 2027
Getting a place, and what it costs
Is this your catchment school?
Catchment is decided by your home address, not by preference. North Ayrshire’s own school-finder is the authoritative answer.
Check your catchmentIf it is not
You make a placing request. North Ayrshire’s deadline is 15 March.
North Ayrshire placing requestsSchool clothing grant
North Ayrshire pays £164 a year for a secondary pupil (£132 at primary) to eligible families.
How the grant worksOther secondaries in North Ayrshire
School details from the Scottish Government — School contact details (31 January 2026 list), the 31 January 2026 edition, read 2026-09-14. Schools are identified by seed code, so a renamed school keeps its record.
This page carries no attainment figures, inspection grades or roll. The list behind it records what a school is, not how it performs, and we do not publish a number we cannot source. Education Scotland publishes inspection reports and the school’s own website is the place for its roll and curriculum.