Burntisland Primary School, Burntisland
Burntisland Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Burntisland.
- Attendance
- 91.5%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Burntisland Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Burntisland 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.
Burntisland Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 428 pupils, an average class size of 28.5 and 17.1 pupils per teacher.
19% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 40% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
15% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 28% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.5% in 2024/25, and 27.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 66% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Burntisland Primary School are Kinghorn Primary School (2.1 miles), Aberdour Primary School (2.5 miles), Auchtertool Primary School (2.9 miles) and Kirkcaldy West Primary School (3.8 miles).
Kinghorn Primary SchoolAberdour Primary SchoolAuchtertool Primary SchoolKirkcaldy West Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Burntisland Rail Station, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
25 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Joseph's Church (adjacent), 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 Burntisland Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Burntisland Primary School
Nurseries
Burntisland Primary School Nursery is at Burntisland Primary School. Care Inspectorate, 16 September 2024: Good in 4 key questions.
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Burntisland Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- First Class Childcare - Nursery, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 25 April 2023: Good in 4 key questions
- Burntisland Playgroup - Pre-school, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 6 February 2024: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
1 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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Burntisland Primary School
How many road collisions happen near Burntisland Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 1 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 Burntisland Primary School?
Burntisland Primary School is at Cowdenbeath Road, Burntisland, Burntisland, KY3 0LJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)