Milesmark Primary School, Dunfermline
Milesmark Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dunfermline.
- Attendance
- 95.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Milesmark Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Milesmark 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 91 pupils, an average class size of 22.8 and 15.4 pupils per teacher.
11% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.1% in 2024/25, and 9.2% 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 91% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Milesmark Primary School are McLean Primary School (0.5 miles), Pittencrieff Primary School (0.6 miles), Crossford Primary School (1.3 miles) and St Leonard's Primary School (1.6 miles).
McLean Primary SchoolPittencrieff Primary SchoolCrossford Primary SchoolSt Leonard's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dunfermline City Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Milesmark Primary School (opposite), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Milesmark Primary School are Queen Anne High School (0.8 miles) and Dunfermline High School (1.6 miles).
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 Milesmark Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 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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Secondary Schools Nearby
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Questions parents ask about Milesmark Primary School
What is the catchment area for Milesmark Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Milesmark 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 Milesmark Primary School?
If you live in Milesmark 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 Milesmark Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Milesmark Primary School?
Milesmark Primary School is at Rumblingwell, Dunfermline, Dunfermline, KY12 9AT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)