Kilmaron School, Cupar
Kilmaron School is a special school for pupils in Cupar.
- Attendance
- 88.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kilmaron School in detail
School in Scotland
Kilmaron 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.
Kilmaron School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 24 pupils and 3.5 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 88.1% in 2024/25, and 42.3% 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 poor (C).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cupar Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kirklands Park (adj 20), 120 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 Kilmaron School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
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 Kilmaron School
What is the catchment area for Kilmaron School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kilmaron 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 Kilmaron School?
If you live in Kilmaron 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 Kilmaron 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 Kilmaron School?
Kilmaron School is at Balgarvie Road, Cupar, Cupar, KY15 4PE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)