School details
- Council area
- Fife →
- Town
- Cowdenbeath
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Local Authority
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Address
- Foulford Road, Cowdenbeath, KY4 9BH
- Phone
- 01383 602401
- Website
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Pupils & staffing
Census 20251,316
Pupil roll
108.6
Teachers (FTE)
12.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
Pupils by gender642 girls · 674 boys
Additional support needs45% of pupils
English as an additional language1% of pupils
Roll by stage
S1
218
S2
240
S3
263
S4
263
S5
201
S6
131
Pupils by deprivation
Q1 · most deprived (28%)Q5 · least deprived (13%)
Source: Scottish Government, School Level Summary Statistics 2025(annual pupil & teacher census). Figures are as at census day; small counts may be suppressed.
Education Scotland inspection
Last inspected February 2019Education Scotland evaluates schools against quality indicators on a six-point scale, rather than a single overall grade.
Learning, teaching and assessmentSatisfactory
Raising attainment and achievementWeak
This inspection is more than five years old — the school may have changed since. Check the latest report for the current position.
Source: Education Scotland inspection grades, via Scottish Government (information as at 1 April 2025). Six-point scale: Excellent · Very Good · Good · Satisfactory · Weak · Unsatisfactory.
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