Limekilns Primary School, DUNFERMLINE
Limekilns Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dunfermline.
- Attendance
- 94.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Limekilns Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Limekilns 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.
Limekilns Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 120 pupils, an average class size of 24 and 17.4 pupils per teacher.
13% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 30% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.9% in 2024/25, and 13% 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 55% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Limekilns Primary School are Camdean Primary School (1.9 miles), King's Road Primary School (1.9 miles), St John's R C Primary School (2.1 miles) and St Leonard's Primary School (2.1 miles).
Camdean Primary SchoolKing's Road Primary SchoolSt John's R C Primary SchoolSt Leonard's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rosyth Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (opposite), 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Limekilns Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Limekilns Primary School
What is the catchment area for Limekilns Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Limekilns 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 Limekilns Primary School?
If you live in Limekilns 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 Limekilns 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 Limekilns Primary School?
Limekilns Primary School is at 8 Dunfermline Road, Limekilns, DUNFERMLINE, DUNFERMLINE, KY11 3JS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)