Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School, GLENROTHES
Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glenrothes.
- Attendance
- 94.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Coaltown Of Balgonie 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 89 pupils, an average class size of 22.2 and 14.4 pupils per teacher.
45% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.8% in 2024/25, and 13.7% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School are Carleton Primary School (0.9 miles), Markinch Primary School (1.2 miles), Pitteuchar East Primary School (1.2 miles) and Thornton Primary School (1.3 miles).
Carleton Primary SchoolMarkinch Primary SchoolPitteuchar East Primary SchoolThornton Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Markinch Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (adjacent), 120 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 Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School in November 2022.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery 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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 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 Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School
When was Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School in November 2022. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Coaltown Of Balgonie 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 Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School?
If you live in Coaltown Of Balgonie 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 Coaltown Of Balgonie 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 Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School?
Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School is at School Road, Coaltown of Balgonie, GLENROTHES, GLENROTHES, KY7 6HY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)