Thornton Primary School, KIRKCALDY
Thornton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kirkcaldy.
- Attendance
- 87.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Thornton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Thornton 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.
Thornton Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 153 pupils, an average class size of 21.9 and 11.6 pupils per teacher.
31% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 19% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 87.7% in 2024/25, and 33.5% 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 64% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Thornton Primary School are Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary School (1.3 miles), Pitteuchar East Primary School (1.4 miles), Carleton Primary School (1.7 miles) and Pitteuchar West Primary School (1.8 miles).
Coaltown Of Balgonie Primary SchoolPitteuchar East Primary SchoolCarleton Primary SchoolPitteuchar West Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Glenrothes with Thornton Rail Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
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 Thornton 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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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Questions parents ask about Thornton Primary School
What is the catchment area for Thornton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Thornton 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 Thornton Primary School?
If you live in Thornton 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 Thornton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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 Thornton Primary School?
Thornton Primary School is at Station Road, Thornton, KIRKCALDY, KIRKCALDY, KY1 4AY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)