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Burntisland Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Cowdenbeath Road, Burntisland KY3 0LJ · 01592 583414
Overview
- Pupils
- 428
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Fife
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 119 places
- Teachers
- 25.1
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Average class size
- 28.5
- Additional support needs
- 171 pupils (40%)
- English as an additional language
- 16 pupils (4%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (297 pupils)
- P6 and older19.1% (25 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 15%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (short inspection, report published 5 November 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 5 Nov 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Jun 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jun 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 5 · Very good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 22 Jan 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 119
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |