Kippen Primary School, Kippen
Kippen Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kippen.
- Attendance
- 95.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kippen Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kippen 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 139 pupils, an average class size of 23.2 and 15.6 pupils per teacher.
36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.2% in 2024/25, and 13.7% 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 93% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kippen Primary School are Thornhill Primary School (3.3 miles), Gargunnock Primary School (3.5 miles), Kincardine-in-Menteith Primary School (4.9 miles) and Deanston Primary School (5.8 miles).
Thornhill Primary SchoolGargunnock Primary SchoolKincardine-in-Menteith Primary SchoolDeanston Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kippen Primary School.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Main Street (at), 30 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 Kippen Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Kippen Primary School
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 Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 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 Kippen Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kippen Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kippen 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 Stirling. Stirling publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Kippen Primary School?
If you live in Kippen Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Stirling will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Stirling - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Kippen 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 Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Kippen Primary School?
Kippen Primary School is at Main Street, Kippen, Kippen, FK8 3DN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)