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Cairneyhill Primary & Community School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Northbank Road, Cairneyhill, DUNFERMLINE KY12 8RN · 01383 602445
On the mapSearch near KY12 8RN
Overview
- Pupils
- 227
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Fife
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 80 places
- Teachers
- 15.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
- Average class size
- 20.6
- Additional support needs
- 41 pupils (18%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (145 pupils)
- P6 and older20.7% (17 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 (short inspection, report published 12 September 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 5 (very good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Securing children’s progress 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 12 Sept 2023
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 5 · Very good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 5 · Very good |
Previously: inspection, Sept 2008
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Sept 2008Inspection
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
- 31 Mar 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 80
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 |