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Collydean Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Magnus Drive, Glenrothes, KY7 6TR · Fife

Glenrothes’s School Grade C− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
298
September 2025, 15.8 teachers
Average class
27.1 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
36%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
38%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Collydean Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 27.1 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Collydean Primary School had 298 pupils in September 2025, with 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19 pupils for each. 38% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 28% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 32% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 108 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 36% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 4% are learning English as an additional language.

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

Nearby

Schools near Collydean 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 Collydean 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.

Pitcoudie Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
282 pupils25.6 average class0.8 km away
South Parks Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
197 pupils24.6 average class1.7 km away
Southwood Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
195 pupils24.4 average class1.7 km away
Rimbleton Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
227 pupils17.5 average class2.2 km away
Warout Primary & Community School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
190 pupils23.8 average class2.3 km away
St Paul's R C Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
257 pupils25.7 average class2.4 km away

Collydean Primary School: common questions

How good is Collydean 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 Collydean Primary School?

298 in September 2025, in classes averaging 27.1 pupils.

How do I get a place at Collydean 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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