Kinghorn Primary School, BURNTISLAND
Kinghorn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Burntisland.
- Attendance
- 93.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kinghorn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kinghorn 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.
Kinghorn Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 187 pupils, an average class size of 23.4 and 13.8 pupils per teacher.
38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 93.3% in 2024/25, and 16.9% 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 70% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kinghorn Primary School are Burntisland Primary School (2.1 miles), Kirkcaldy West Primary School (2.5 miles), Strathallan Primary School (3.2 miles) and Dunnikier Primary School (3.3 miles).
Burntisland Primary SchoolKirkcaldy West Primary SchoolStrathallan Primary SchoolDunnikier Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kinghorn Rail Station, about 110 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Memorial (adjacent), 40 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 Kinghorn Primary School in February 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changesatisfactory
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Kinghorn Primary School
When was Kinghorn Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Kinghorn Primary School in February 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as satisfactory; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Kinghorn Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kinghorn 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 Kinghorn Primary School?
If you live in Kinghorn 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 Kinghorn 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 Kinghorn Primary School?
Kinghorn Primary School is at Baliol Street, Kinghorn, BURNTISLAND, BURNTISLAND, KY3 9UD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)