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Hill of Beath Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Main Street, Hill 0f Beath, COWDENBEATH KY4 8DP · 01383 602414
Overview
- Pupils
- 176
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Fife
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 48 places
- Teachers
- 11.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
- Average class size
- 25.1
- Additional support needs
- 46 pupils (26%)
- English as an additional language
- 10 pupils (6%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (133 pupils)
- P6 and older41.9% (18 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 21 February 2023) 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 3 (satisfactory); Securing children’s progress 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 21 Feb 2023
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, Nov 2008
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Nov 2008Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 19 Mar 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 48
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |