Caskieberran Primary School, Glenrothes
Caskieberran Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glenrothes.
- Attendance
- 89.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Caskieberran Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Caskieberran 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.
Caskieberran Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 227 pupils, an average class size of 25.2 and 21.4 pupils per teacher.
41% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 55% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 13% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.8% in 2024/25, and 33.2% 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 72% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Caskieberran Primary School are Rimbleton Primary School (0.5 miles), St Paul's R C Primary School (0.5 miles), Newcastle Primary & Community School (0.7 miles) and South Parks Primary School (0.8 miles).
Rimbleton Primary SchoolSt Paul's R C Primary SchoolNewcastle Primary & Community SchoolSouth Parks Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Markinch Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Milnwood Court (adjacent), 170 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Caskieberran Primary School are Glenwood High School (0.7 miles), Glenrothes High School (0.7 miles) and Auchmuty High School (1.6 miles).
Glenwood High SchoolGlenrothes High SchoolAuchmuty High School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Caskieberran Primary School in September 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Caskieberran Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Caskieberran Primary School
Questions parents ask about Caskieberran Primary School
When was Caskieberran Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Caskieberran Primary School in September 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Caskieberran Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Caskieberran 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 Caskieberran Primary School?
If you live in Caskieberran 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 Caskieberran Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Caskieberran Primary School?
Caskieberran Primary School is at Ravenswood Drive, Glenrothes, Glenrothes, KY6 2NZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)