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Dunnikier Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Balsusney Road, Kirkcaldy KY2 5LH · 01592 583425
Overview
- Pupils
- 331
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Fife
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 54 places
- Teachers
- 20
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Average class size
- 27.6
- Additional support needs
- 122 pupils (37%)
- English as an additional language
- 60 pupils (18%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (222 pupils)
- P6 and older25.7% (28 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 12%
- 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 21 January 2020) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Raising attainment and achievement 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 21 Jan 2020
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 5 · Very good |
Previously: inspection, Jun 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jun 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 20 Nov 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 54
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |