Strathallan Primary School, Kirkcaldy
Strathallan Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kirkcaldy.
- Attendance
- 92.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Strathallan Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Strathallan 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.
Strathallan Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 266 pupils, an average class size of 26.6 and 13.6 pupils per teacher.
18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
4% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 33% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.8% in 2024/25, and 20.1% 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 84% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Strathallan Primary School are Valley Primary School (0.7 miles), Dunnikier Primary School (1 mile), Torbain Primary School (1 mile) and Fair Isle Primary School (1 mile).
Valley Primary SchoolDunnikier Primary SchoolTorbain Primary SchoolFair Isle Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirkcaldy Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dunrobin Road (adj 2), 30 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Strathallan Primary School are Balwearie High School (1.2 miles) and Kirkcaldy High School (1.5 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 Strathallan Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 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 Strathallan Primary School
What is the catchment area for Strathallan Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Strathallan 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 Strathallan Primary School?
If you live in Strathallan 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 Strathallan Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 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 Strathallan Primary School?
Strathallan Primary School is at Strathallan Drive, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5YP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)