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Lochgelly West Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
15 Main Street, Lochgelly KY5 9NS · 01592 583445
Overview
- Pupils
- 175
- 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
- 13.3
- Average class size
- 25
- Additional support needs
- 62 pupils (35%)
- English as an additional language
- 8 pupils (5%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (107 pupils)
- P6 and older39.7% (27 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 30%
- 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 (full inspection, report published 28 January 2025) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 3 (satisfactory); Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 2 (weak); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 3 (satisfactory). Nursery class: Leadership of change 4 (good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 28 Jan 2025
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 2 · Weak |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 3 · Satisfactory |
Nursery class
| Leadership of change | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Feb 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Feb 2010Inspection
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
- 16 Apr 2018
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 30
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |