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Lochgelly South Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
High Street, Lochgelly KY5 9LW · 01592 583444
Overview
- Pupils
- 170
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Fife
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 24 places
- Teachers
- 10.8
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
- Average class size
- 24.3
- Additional support needs
- 54 pupils (32%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (116 pupils)
- P6 and older42.6% (23 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 24%
- 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 (inspection, report published 22 March 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 5 (very good); Meeting learning needs 5 (very good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 22 Mar 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 5 · Very good |
| Meeting learning needs | 5 · Very good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 3 Feb 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 24
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |