Greyfriars RC Primary School, St Andrews
Greyfriars RC Primary School is a primary school for pupils in St Andrews. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Greyfriars RC Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Greyfriars RC 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 179 pupils, an average class size of 22.4 and 16.6 pupils per teacher.
19% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 7% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 93.2% in 2024/25, and 20.2% 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 74% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Greyfriars RC Primary School are Canongate Primary School (0.8 miles), Lawhead Primary School (1.3 miles), Strathkinness Primary School (3.1 miles) and Guardbridge Primary School (4.6 miles).
Canongate Primary SchoolLawhead Primary SchoolStrathkinness Primary SchoolGuardbridge Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Greyfriars RC Primary School.
25 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greyfriars Primary School - East Gate (adjacent), 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Greyfriars RC Primary School in January 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 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
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 Greyfriars RC Primary School
When was Greyfriars RC Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Greyfriars RC Primary School in January 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Greyfriars RC Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Greyfriars RC 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 Greyfriars RC Primary School?
If you live in Greyfriars RC 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 Greyfriars RC 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 Greyfriars RC Primary School?
Greyfriars RC Primary School is at Kilrymont Road, St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 8DF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)