Queen Margaret Academy (Scottish Gaelic: àrd-sgoil/Acadamh banrigh Maighread) is a Roman Catholic secondary school in the south of Ayr in southwest Scotland.

An additional building and huts were erected in the early 20th century to cope with the rising school roll.

After the Second World War such was the overcrowding that St Catherine's Primary School was built at Dalmilling to relieve the pressure.

[3] In August 1966, the secondary department moved to a new building in Mainholm Road, adjacent to Mainholm Academy, and was renamed Queen Margaret Academy; the primary department remained at Whitletts Road and was renamed St John's Primary School.

When the lower school leaving age rose to 16, both Queen Margaret and Mainholm Academies outgrew their accommodation.

Attached to the school is the South Ayrshire Supported Learning Centre, which caters for pupils with specific educational needs.