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Thornton Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Station Road, Thornton, KIRKCALDY KY1 4AY · 01592 583465
Overview
- Pupils
- 153
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Fife
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 30 places
- Teachers
- 13.2
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.6
- Average class size
- 21.9
- Additional support needs
- 29 pupils (19%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (114 pupils)
- P6 and older30.8% (12 pupils)
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 (inspection, report published 15 December 2015) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 5 (very good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 15 Dec 2015
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 5 · Very good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 12 Dec 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 30
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |