Aberhill Primary School, LEVEN
Aberhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Leven.
- Attendance
- 83.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Aberhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Aberhill Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 273 pupils, an average class size of 24.8 and 18.7 pupils per teacher.
55% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 7% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
98% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 83.9% in 2024/25, and 53.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 54% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Aberhill Primary School are Parkhill Primary School (0.7 miles), Mountfleurie Primary School (0.8 miles), Denbeath Primary School (0.9 miles) and St Agatha's R C Primary (1 mile).
Parkhill Primary SchoolMountfleurie Primary SchoolDenbeath Primary SchoolSt Agatha's R C Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leven Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
25 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (adjacent), 80 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Aberhill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Fife is 2 (the median across 160 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Aberhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Aberhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Aberhill Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Fife. Fife publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Aberhill Primary School?
If you live in Aberhill Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Fife will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Fife - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Aberhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Fife is 2 (the median across 160 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Aberhill Primary School?
Aberhill Primary School is at Wellesley Road, Methil, LEVEN, LEVEN, KY8 3AD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)