Torryburn Primary School, DUNFERMLINE
Torryburn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dunfermline.
- Attendance
- 92.4%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Torryburn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Torryburn 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.
Torryburn Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 96 pupils, an average class size of 24 and 13.3 pupils per teacher.
18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
53% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 21% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.4% in 2024/25, and 20.8% 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 64% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Torryburn Primary School are St Serf's R C Primary School (1.2 miles), Cairneyhill Primary & Community School (1.6 miles), Holy Name RC Primary School (1.8 miles) and Inzievar Primary School (1.8 miles).
St Serf's R C Primary SchoolCairneyhill Primary & Community SchoolHoly Name RC Primary SchoolInzievar Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Bo’ness (Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway), about 3 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Torryburn Primary School (at), 90 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Torryburn Primary School in January 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Torryburn Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Torryburn Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Torryburn Primary School Nursery - Nursery, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 23 November 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
- St. Serf's R C Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 1.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 19 May 2026: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Cairneyhill Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 1.6 milesCare Inspectorate, 26 February 2025: Very good in 4 key questions
- Inzievar Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 1.8 milesCare Inspectorate, 4 November 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Torryburn Primary School
When was Torryburn Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Torryburn Primary School in January 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory.
How many road collisions happen near Torryburn 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 Torryburn Primary School?
Torryburn Primary School is at Main Street, Newmills, DUNFERMLINE, DUNFERMLINE, KY12 8SU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)