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Methilhill Primary & Community School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominational

Sea Road, Methilhill, LEVEN, KY8 2JW · Fife

Methil’s School Grade D− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
308
September 2025, 17.8 teachers
Average class
25.7 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
72%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
84%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Methilhill Primary & Community School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 25.7 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Methilhill Primary & Community School had 308 pupils in September 2025, with 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17 pupils for each. 84% 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). 61% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 222 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 72% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 6% 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 Methilhill Primary & Community 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 Methilhill 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.

Denbeath Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
174 pupils24.9 average class1.2 km away
Balcurvie Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
151 pupils21.6 average class1.4 km away
Aberhill Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
273 pupils24.8 average class1.5 km away
Buckhaven Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
239 pupils19.9 average class1.7 km away
Mountfleurie Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
274 pupils24.9 average class1.7 km away
St Agatha's R C Primary
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
237 pupils23.7 average class2.2 km away

Methilhill Primary & Community School: common questions

How good is Methilhill 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 Methilhill Primary & Community School?

308 in September 2025, in classes averaging 25.7 pupils.

How do I get a place at Methilhill 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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