Pathhead Primary School, Kirkcaldy
Pathhead Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kirkcaldy.
- Attendance
- 87.7%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Pathhead Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Pathhead 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.
Pathhead Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 250 pupils, an average class size of 22.7 and 14.1 pupils per teacher.
48% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 71% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 16% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 87.7% in 2024/25, and 43.4% 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 86% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pathhead Primary School are St Marie's R C Primary School (0.3 miles), Sinclairtown Primary School (0.5 miles), Kirkcaldy North Primary School (0.8 miles) and Dysart Primary School (0.9 miles).
St Marie's R C Primary SchoolSinclairtown Primary SchoolKirkcaldy North Primary SchoolDysart Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirkcaldy Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
23 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Christie Place (adjacent), 20 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Pathhead Primary School are St Andrew's R C High School (0.4 miles), Viewforth High School (0.7 miles) and Kirkcaldy High School (0.9 miles).
St Andrew's R C High SchoolViewforth High SchoolKirkcaldy 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 Pathhead Primary School in November 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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 Pathhead Primary School
Nurseries
Pathhead Primary School Nursery is at Pathhead Primary School. Care Inspectorate, 20 March 2023: Very good in 4 key questions.
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Pathhead Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Daisychain Nursery - Nursery, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate, 16 October 2023: Good in 4 key questions
- Daisychain Nursery - Nursery, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 18 May 2023: Good in 4 key questions
- Gallatown Nursery - Nursery, 0.6 milesCare Inspectorate, 9 June 2026: Very good in 4 key questions
- Kirkcaldy North Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 0.8 milesCare Inspectorate, 13 December 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
- Dysart Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 0.9 milesCare Inspectorate, 8 January 2025: Very good in 4 key questions
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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
Pathhead Primary School
Questions parents ask about Pathhead Primary School
When was Pathhead Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Pathhead Primary School in November 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory.
How many road collisions happen near Pathhead Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 Pathhead Primary School?
Pathhead Primary School is at Cairns Street West, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcaldy, KY1 2JA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)