Portmoak Primary School, KINROSS
Portmoak Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kinross.
- Attendance
- 96%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Portmoak Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Portmoak 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 113 pupils, an average class size of 22.6 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.
27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
8% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 35% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96% in 2024/25, and 7.7% 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 75% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Portmoak Primary School are St Kenneth's R C Primary School (3.3 miles), Benarty Primary School (3.6 miles), Kinross Primary School (3.7 miles) and Milnathort Primary School (3.9 miles).
St Kenneth's R C Primary SchoolBenarty Primary SchoolKinross Primary SchoolMilnathort Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Portmoak Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Portmoak Primary School (at), 70 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 Portmoak 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)
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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 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 Portmoak Primary School
What is the catchment area for Portmoak Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Portmoak 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 Perth & Kinross. Perth & Kinross publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Portmoak Primary School?
If you live in Portmoak Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Perth & Kinross will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Perth & Kinross - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Portmoak 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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Portmoak Primary School?
Portmoak Primary School is at Buchan Avenue, Kinnesswood, KINROSS, KINROSS, KY13 9HT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)