Anstruther Primary School, FIFE
Anstruther Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Fife.
- Attendance
- 93.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Anstruther Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Anstruther 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.
Anstruther Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 257 pupils, an average class size of 25.7 and 16.7 pupils per teacher.
12% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.1% in 2024/25, and 18.4% 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 59% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Anstruther Primary School are Pittenweem Primary School (1.2 miles), St Monans Primary School (2.6 miles) and Crail Primary School (3.8 miles).
Pittenweem Primary SchoolSt Monans Primary SchoolCrail Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Anstruther Primary School.
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Waid Community Campus (stance 6), 40 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 Anstruther Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 Anstruther Primary School
What is the catchment area for Anstruther Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Anstruther 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 Anstruther Primary School?
If you live in Anstruther 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 Anstruther Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 Anstruther Primary School?
Anstruther Primary School is at St Andrew's Road, Anstruther, FIFE, FIFE, KY10 3HD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)