Strathkinness Primary School, ST ANDREWS
Strathkinness Primary School is a primary school for pupils in St Andrews.
- Attendance
- 95.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Strathkinness Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Strathkinness 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 63 pupils, an average class size of 21 and 9.1 pupils per teacher.
21% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 57% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.3% in 2024/25, and 9.2% 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 poor (C); the school was 84% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Strathkinness Primary School are Lawhead Primary School (1.8 miles), Guardbridge Primary School (2.2 miles), Canongate Primary School (2.4 miles) and Dairsie Primary School (3 miles).
Lawhead Primary SchoolGuardbridge Primary SchoolCanongate Primary SchoolDairsie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leuchars Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sunnyside (adj 24), 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 Strathkinness Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
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 Strathkinness Primary School
What is the catchment area for Strathkinness Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Strathkinness 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 Strathkinness Primary School?
If you live in Strathkinness 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 Strathkinness 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 Strathkinness Primary School?
Strathkinness Primary School is at 3 Church Road, Strathkinness, ST ANDREWS, ST ANDREWS, KY16 9XR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)