Newcastle Primary & Community School
Muirfield Drive, Glenrothes, KY6 2PX · Fife
Glenrothes’s School Grade C− against Scotland’s towns
What stands out about Newcastle Primary & Community School
- Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
- Classes average 24.5 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland
Pupils
Pupil census · September 2025Newcastle Primary & Community School had 98 pupils in September 2025, with 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12 pupils for each. 34% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 22 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 22% 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.
Schools near Newcastle Primary & Community School
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.
The five nearest
- Glenwood High · Non-denominational · 0.9 km
- Leslie PS · Non-denominational · 1 km
- Caskieberran PS · Non-denominational · 1.3 km
- Southwood PS · Non-denominational · 1.3 km
- Glenrothes High · Non-denominational · 1.8 km
Schools of the same phase near Newcastle Primary & Community 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.
Newcastle Primary & Community School: common questions
How good is Newcastle Primary & Community 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 Newcastle Primary & Community School?
98 in September 2025, in classes averaging 24.5 pupils.
How do I get a place at Newcastle Primary & Community 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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