Townhill Primary School, DUNFERMLINE
Townhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dunfermline.
- Attendance
- 92.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Townhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Townhill 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.
Townhill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 208 pupils, an average class size of 26 and 16.9 pupils per teacher.
20% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.7% in 2024/25, and 21.9% 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 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Townhill Primary School are Bellyeoman Primary School (0.7 miles), Touch Primary School (1.2 miles), Commercial Primary School (1.5 miles) and St Margaret's R C Primary School (1.5 miles).
Bellyeoman Primary SchoolTouch Primary SchoolCommercial Primary SchoolSt Margaret's R C Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dunfermline Queen Margaret Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Main Street Turning Circle (adjacent), 60 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 Townhill 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)
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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Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
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Questions parents ask about Townhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Townhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Townhill 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 Townhill Primary School?
If you live in Townhill 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 Townhill 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 Townhill Primary School?
Townhill Primary School is at Chisholm Street, Townhill, DUNFERMLINE, DUNFERMLINE, KY12 0EX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)