Fossoway Primary School, Kinross
Fossoway Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kinross.
- Attendance
- 95.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Fossoway Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Fossoway 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.
Fossoway Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 108 pupils, an average class size of 21.6 and 15.2 pupils per teacher.
21% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.3% in 2024/25, and 12.8% 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 good (A); the school was 72% full.
Fossoway Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fossoway Primary School are Muckhart Primary School (2.3 miles) and Cleish Primary School (3.9 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Fossoway Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fossoway Garage (at), 360 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 Fossoway Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Fossoway 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 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 Fossoway Primary School
What is the catchment area for Fossoway Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Fossoway 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 Fossoway Primary School?
If you live in Fossoway 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 Fossoway 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 Fossoway Primary School?
Fossoway Primary School is at Drum, Kinross, Kinross, KY13 0UL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)