Ceres Primary School, CUPAR
Ceres Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cupar.
- Attendance
- 95.3%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Ceres Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Ceres 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.
Ceres Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 86 pupils, an average class size of 21.5 and 13.4 pupils per teacher.
29% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.3% in 2024/25, and 6.7% 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 69% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ceres Primary School are Craigrothie Primary School (1.5 miles), Castlehill Primary School (2.1 miles), St Columba's R C Primary School (2.7 miles) and Dairsie Primary School (3.7 miles).
Craigrothie Primary SchoolCastlehill Primary SchoolSt Columba's R C Primary SchoolDairsie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cupar Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Schoolhill (adjacent), 90 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Ceres Primary School in March 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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 Ceres Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Ceres Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Ceres Primary School Nursery - Nursery, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 1 June 2023: Very good in 4 key questions
- Little Beehive Nursery (Cupar) - Nursery, 2.4 milesCare Inspectorate, 18 January 2023: Very good in 4 key questions
- Ferryfield Playgroup - Pre-school, 2.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 29 September 2023: Good in 4 key questions
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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 Ceres Primary School
When was Ceres Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Ceres Primary School in March 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good.
How many road collisions happen near Ceres Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Fife is 2 (the median across 160 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ceres Primary School?
Ceres Primary School is at St Andrews Road, Ceres, CUPAR, CUPAR, KY15 5NJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)