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St Joseph's R C Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Roman Catholic

47 Cocklaw Street, Kelty, KY4 0DG · Fife

Kelty’s School Grade D against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
85
September 2025, 6.8 teachers
Average class
21.2 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
38%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
65%
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 Joseph's R C Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 21.2 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

St Joseph's R C Primary School had 85 pupils in September 2025, with 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13 pupils for each. 65% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 12% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 32 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 38% 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 Joseph's R C Primary School

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

1 km2 km3 kmNC−St Joseph's R C PS

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near St Joseph'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.

Kelty Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
381 pupils27.2 average class0.4 km away
Foulford Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
343 pupils26.4 average class2.5 km away
Lumphinnans Primary & Community School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
115 pupils23 average class3.2 km away
St Bride's R C Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
182 pupils22.8 average class3.5 km away
Cowdenbeath Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
137 pupils22.8 average class3.7 km away
Hill of Beath Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
176 pupils25.1 average class4.1 km away

St Joseph's R C Primary School: common questions

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

85 in September 2025, in classes averaging 21.2 pupils.

How do I get a place at St Joseph'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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