Markinch Primary School
Betson Street, Markinch, GLENROTHES, KY7 6AA · Fife · near Glenrothes
Glenrothes’s School Grade C− against Scotland’s towns
What stands out about Markinch Primary School
- Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
- Classes average 26.4 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland
Pupils
Pupil census · September 2025Markinch Primary School had 290 pupils in September 2025, with 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14 pupils for each. 4% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 11% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 69 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 24% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 2% are learning English as an additional language.
Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.
Schools near Markinch Primary School
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.
The five nearest
- Carleton PS · Non-denominational · 1.4 km
- Auchmuty High · Non-denominational · 1.5 km
- Coaltown Of Balgonie PS · Non-denominational · 1.7 km
- Star PS · Non-denominational · 2.4 km
- Warout Primary & Community · Non-denominational · 2.4 km
Schools of the same phase near Markinch 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.
Markinch Primary School: common questions
How good is Markinch 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 Markinch Primary School?
290 in September 2025, in classes averaging 26.4 pupils.
How do I get a place at Markinch 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.
Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.
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