Hill of Beath Primary School, COWDENBEATH
Hill of Beath Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cowdenbeath.
- Attendance
- 90.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Hill of Beath Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Hill of Beath 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.
Hill of Beath Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 176 pupils, an average class size of 25.1 and 15.4 pupils per teacher.
42% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 26% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.9% in 2024/25, and 31.4% 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 83% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hill of Beath Primary School are St Bride's R C Primary School (0.9 miles), Crossgates Primary School (1 mile), Cowdenbeath Primary School (1.2 miles) and Foulford Primary School (1.5 miles).
St Bride's R C Primary SchoolCrossgates Primary SchoolCowdenbeath Primary SchoolFoulford Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cowdenbeath Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Swinton's Place (adjacent), 20 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 Hill of Beath Primary School in February 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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
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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 Hill of Beath Primary School
When was Hill of Beath Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Hill of Beath Primary School in February 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Hill of Beath Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hill of Beath 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 Hill of Beath Primary School?
If you live in Hill of Beath 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 Hill of Beath 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 Hill of Beath Primary School?
Hill of Beath Primary School is at Main Street, Hill 0f Beath, COWDENBEATH, COWDENBEATH, KY4 8DP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)