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Lochgelly South Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

High Street, Lochgelly, KY5 9LW · Fife

Lochgelly’s School Grade D against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
170
September 2025, 10.8 teachers
Average class
24.3 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
32%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
24%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Lochgelly South Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 24.3 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Lochgelly South Primary School had 170 pupils in September 2025, with 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16 pupils for each. 24% 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). 43% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 54 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 32% 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 Lochgelly South 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 Lochgelly South 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.

Lochgelly West Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
175 pupils25 average class0.5 km away
St Patrick's R C Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
177 pupils25.3 average class0.8 km away
Lumphinnans Primary & Community School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
115 pupils23 average class2.1 km away
Cowdenbeath Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
137 pupils22.8 average class3.2 km away
Foulford Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
343 pupils26.4 average class3.2 km away
Denend Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
160 pupils22.9 average class3.3 km away

Lochgelly South Primary School: common questions

How good is Lochgelly South 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 Lochgelly South Primary School?

170 in September 2025, in classes averaging 24.3 pupils.

How do I get a place at Lochgelly South 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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