John Fergus School, Glenrothes
John Fergus School is a special school for pupils in Glenrothes.
- Attendance
- 92.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
John Fergus School in detail
School in Scotland
John Fergus 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.
John Fergus School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 24 pupils and 3.6 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.3% in 2024/25, and 29.2% 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).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to John Fergus School are Pupil Support Service - Central Area (0.2 miles); Rosslyn School (4.7 miles); and Falkland House School, Fife and Perthshire Campus (5.2 miles).
Pupil Support Service - Central AreaRosslyn SchoolFalkland House School, Fife and Perthshire Campus
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Markinch Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Buchanan Road (opposite), 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 John Fergus School in September 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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
Keep up with John Fergus School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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 John Fergus School
When was John Fergus School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of John Fergus School in September 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for John Fergus School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and John Fergus 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 John Fergus School?
If you live in John Fergus 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 John Fergus School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 John Fergus School?
John Fergus School is at Erskine Place, Glenrothes, Glenrothes, KY7 4JB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)