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Holy Name RC Primary School, OAKLEY - DUNFERMLINE

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Roman Catholic

Holy Name RC Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Oakley - Dunfermline. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.

Attendance
89.3%
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Data last updated 1 Nov 2026

Holy Name RC Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Holy Name 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 29 pupils, an average class size of 14.5 and 11.6 pupils per teacher.

52% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

52% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 89.3% in 2024/25, and 39.4% 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 good (A); the school was 23% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Name RC Primary School are Inzievar Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Carnock Primary School (1 mile), Blairhall Primary School (1.3 miles) and Torryburn Primary School (1.8 miles).

Inzievar Primary SchoolCarnock Primary SchoolBlairhall Primary SchoolTorryburn Primary School

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Holy Name RC Primary School.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Inzievar Primary School (adjacent), 40 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Fife
Phone:01383 602415
Address:Oakley Campus, Station Road, OAKLEY - DUNFERMLINE, OAKLEY - DUNFERMLINE, KY12 9RJ
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Holy Name RC Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5444527

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

Keep up with Holy Name RC Primary School

Nurseries

The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Holy Name RC Primary School, with their latest published grades:

  • Inzievar Primary School Nursery - Nursery, under 0.1 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 4 November 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Blairhall Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 1.3 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 28 October 2024: Good in 4 key questions
  • Torryburn Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 1.8 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 23 November 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Saline Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 1.9 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 26 June 2023: Good in 4 key questions
  • Cairneyhill Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 2.1 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 26 February 2025: Very good in 4 key questions

Getting There

Bus Stops

Inzievar Primary School (adj)
36m · 1 min walk
Hillview (opp)
100m · 2 min walk
Holy Name Primary School (At)
117m · 2 min walk
Woodburn Crescent (adj)
129m · 2 min walk
Sligo Street (adj)
160m · 3 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Questions parents ask about Holy Name RC Primary School

How many road collisions happen near Holy Name RC Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Holy Name RC Primary School?

Holy Name RC Primary School is at Oakley Campus, Station Road, OAKLEY - DUNFERMLINE, OAKLEY - DUNFERMLINE, KY12 9RJ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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