Kirkcaldy North Primary School, Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy North Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kirkcaldy.
- Attendance
- 89.9%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Kirkcaldy North Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kirkcaldy North 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.
Kirkcaldy North Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 148 pupils, an average class size of 24.7 and 14.5 pupils per teacher.
35% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 66% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 32% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.9% in 2024/25, and 36.9% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 51% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kirkcaldy North Primary School are Dunnikier Primary School (0.3 miles), Valley Primary School (0.6 miles), St Marie's R C Primary School (0.8 miles) and Pathhead Primary School (0.8 miles).
Dunnikier Primary SchoolValley Primary SchoolSt Marie's R C Primary SchoolPathhead Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirkcaldy Rail Station, about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
22 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Prime Gilt Box Street (n-bound), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Kirkcaldy North Primary School are Kirkcaldy High School (0.8 miles), St Andrew's R C High School (1 mile), Balwearie High School (1.4 miles) and Viewforth High School (1.5 miles).
Kirkcaldy High SchoolSt Andrew's R C High SchoolBalwearie High SchoolViewforth High School
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 Kirkcaldy North Primary School in December 2023.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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
Keep up with Kirkcaldy North Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Kirkcaldy North Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Kirkcaldy North Primary School Nursery - Nursery, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 13 December 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
- Peek-a-Boo Nursery Kirkcaldy - Nursery, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 11 July 2024: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Dunnikier Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 0.3 milesCare Inspectorate, 6 November 2023: Very good in 4 key questions
- Linktown Nursery Ltd - Nursery, 0.3 milesCare Inspectorate, 26 June 2024: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Little Beehive Nursery (Kirkcaldy) Limited - Nursery, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 19 June 2024: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Kirkcaldy North Primary School
Questions parents ask about Kirkcaldy North Primary School
When was Kirkcaldy North Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Kirkcaldy North Primary School in December 2023. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory.
How many road collisions happen near Kirkcaldy North Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Kirkcaldy North Primary School?
Kirkcaldy North Primary School is at Nile Street, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5AY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)