Cleish Primary School, Kinross
Cleish Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kinross.
- Attendance
- 89.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cleish Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cleish 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 34 pupils, an average class size of 17 and 11.7 pupils per teacher.
74% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 89.3% in 2024/25, and 43.2% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 68% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cleish Primary School are Kinross Primary School (3 miles), Kelty Primary School (3.6 miles), St Joseph's R C Primary School (3.7 miles) and Fossoway Primary School (3.9 miles).
Kinross Primary SchoolKelty Primary SchoolSt Joseph's R C Primary SchoolFossoway Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Cleish Primary School.
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 Cleish Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 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 Cleish Primary School
What is the catchment area for Cleish Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cleish 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 Perth & Kinross. Perth & Kinross publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Cleish Primary School?
If you live in Cleish Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Perth & Kinross will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Perth & Kinross - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Cleish 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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cleish Primary School?
Cleish Primary School is at Cleish, Kinross, Kinross, KY13 0LR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)