Denend Primary School, LOCHGELLY
Denend Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Lochgelly.
- Attendance
- 89.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Denend Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Denend 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 160 pupils, an average class size of 22.9 and 15.1 pupils per teacher.
43% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 19% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 89.8% in 2024/25, and 31.1% 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 60% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Denend Primary School are Cardenden Primary School (0.3 miles), St Ninian's R C Primary School (0.5 miles), St Patrick's R C Primary School (2.1 miles) and Lochgelly South Primary School (2.1 miles).
Cardenden Primary SchoolSt Ninian's R C Primary SchoolSt Patrick's R C Primary SchoolLochgelly South Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cardenden Rail Station, about 100 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Lane (adjacent), 50 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 Denend Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Denend Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
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.
1 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 Denend Primary School
What is the catchment area for Denend Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Denend 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 Denend Primary School?
If you live in Denend 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 Denend 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. 1 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 Denend Primary School?
Denend Primary School is at 4 School Lane, Cardenden, LOCHGELLY, LOCHGELLY, KY5 0BS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)