St Kenneth's R C Primary School, LOCHGELLY
St Kenneth's R C Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Lochgelly. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 88%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Kenneth's R C Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Kenneth's R C 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.
St Kenneth's R C Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 267 pupils, an average class size of 26.7 and 17.8 pupils per teacher.
38% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 3% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
74% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 88% in 2024/25, and 43.9% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 73% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Kenneth's R C Primary School are Benarty Primary School (0.6 miles), St Patrick's R C Primary School (2.4 miles), Kelty Primary School (2.7 miles) and Lochgelly West Primary School (2.8 miles).
Benarty Primary SchoolSt Patrick's R C Primary SchoolKelty Primary SchoolLochgelly West Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lochgelly Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cleikimin Crescent (adj 13), 80 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 St Kenneth's R C Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
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 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 St Kenneth's R C Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Kenneth's R C Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Kenneth's R C 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 St Kenneth's R C Primary School?
If you live in St Kenneth's R C 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 St Kenneth's R C 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 St Kenneth's R C Primary School?
St Kenneth's R C Primary School is at 40 Hill Road, Ballingry, LOCHGELLY, LOCHGELLY, KY5 8NQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)