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St Kenneth's R C Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Roman CatholicNursery class

40 Hill Road, Ballingry, LOCHGELLY, KY5 8NQ · Fife

Ballingry’s School Grade D− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
267
September 2025, 15 teachers
Average class
26.7 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
3%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
74%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about St Kenneth's R C Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 26.7 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

St Kenneth's R C Primary School had 267 pupils in September 2025, with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18 pupils for each. 74% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 0% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 38% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 8 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 3% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools.

Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.

Nearby

Schools near St Kenneth's R C Primary School

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near St Kenneth's R C Primary School

Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.

Benarty Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
291 pupils19.4 average class0.8 km away
St Patrick's R C Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
177 pupils25.3 average class3.8 km away
Kelty Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
381 pupils27.2 average class4.4 km away
Lochgelly West Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
175 pupils25 average class4.4 km away
Lochgelly South Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
170 pupils24.3 average class4.6 km away
St Joseph's R C Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
85 pupils21.2 average class4.8 km away

St Kenneth's R C Primary School: common questions

How good is St Kenneth's R C Primary School?

Scotland doesn’t publish results by primary school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to St Kenneth's R C Primary School?

267 in September 2025, in classes averaging 26.7 pupils.

How do I get a place at St Kenneth's R C Primary School?

Through Fife council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room. Catholic schools are open to families of any faith or none.

Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.

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