Denbeath Primary School, LEVEN
Denbeath Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Leven.
- Attendance
- 89%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Denbeath Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Denbeath 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.
Denbeath Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 174 pupils, an average class size of 24.9 and 13.6 pupils per teacher.
40% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
92% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89% in 2024/25, and 37.6% 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 80% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Denbeath Primary School are Buckhaven Primary School (0.4 miles), Methilhill Primary & Community School (0.8 miles), Aberhill Primary School (0.9 miles) and Mountfleurie Primary School (1.5 miles).
Buckhaven Primary SchoolMethilhill Primary & Community SchoolAberhill Primary SchoolMountfleurie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cameron Bridge Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Don St (opposite), 70 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Denbeath Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
0 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.
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Questions parents ask about Denbeath Primary School
What is the catchment area for Denbeath Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Denbeath 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 Denbeath Primary School?
If you live in Denbeath 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 Denbeath Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 0 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 Denbeath Primary School?
Denbeath Primary School is at Wall Street, Buckhaven, LEVEN, LEVEN, KY8 1JG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)