Crossford Primary School, DUNFERMLINE
Crossford Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dunfermline.
- Attendance
- 95.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Crossford Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Crossford 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.
Crossford Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 171 pupils, an average class size of 24.4 and 15.1 pupils per teacher.
5% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.8% in 2024/25, and 7.7% 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 79% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Crossford Primary School are Cairneyhill Primary & Community School (1.2 miles), Milesmark Primary School (1.3 miles), Pittencrieff Primary School (1.3 miles) and McLean Primary School (1.5 miles).
Cairneyhill Primary & Community SchoolMilesmark Primary SchoolPittencrieff Primary SchoolMcLean Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dunfermline City Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kilburn Road (adj 11), 110 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 Crossford Primary School in November 2023.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
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 Crossford Primary School
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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Crossford Primary School
Questions parents ask about Crossford Primary School
When was Crossford Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Crossford Primary School in November 2023. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Crossford Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Crossford 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 Crossford Primary School?
If you live in Crossford 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 Crossford 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 Crossford Primary School?
Crossford Primary School is at Dean Drive, Crossford, DUNFERMLINE, DUNFERMLINE, KY12 8PE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)