Parkhill Primary School, LEVEN
Parkhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Leven.
- Attendance
- 92.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Parkhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Parkhill 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 306 pupils, an average class size of 25.5 and 16.3 pupils per teacher.
27% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 34% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
45% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.9% in 2024/25, and 20.9% 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 83% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Parkhill Primary School are St Agatha's R C Primary (0.6 miles), Mountfleurie Primary School (0.6 miles), Aberhill Primary School (0.7 miles) and Methilhill Primary & Community School (1.5 miles).
St Agatha's R C PrimaryMountfleurie Primary SchoolAberhill Primary SchoolMethilhill Primary & Community School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leven Rail Station, about 430 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
27 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkhill Primary School (adjacent), 20 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 Parkhill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 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 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 Parkhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Parkhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Parkhill 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 Parkhill Primary School?
If you live in Parkhill 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 Parkhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 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 Parkhill Primary School?
Parkhill Primary School is at Aitken Street, Parkhall, LEVEN, LEVEN, KY8 4NP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)