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Dunfermline High School

St Leonard's Place, Dunfermline, KY11 3BQ

Phase
Secondary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
1,381
SEED code
5446139
Local authority
Fife
Website
School website
Telephone
01383 602402

About this school

Dunfermline High School is a secondary school in Dunfermline. It has 1,381 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has inspected it, with a link to the report below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 4 March 2025 ยท Inspection report

Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website

See every report for this school on Education Scotland

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
1,450
2024
1,417
2025
1,381
Pupils per teacher
2023
13.9
2024
14.9
2025
13.8
Average class size
2023
0
2024
0
2025
0
English as an additional language
2023
69
2024
75
2025
95
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
10.4%
2024
10.5%
2025
13.1%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

Pupils by home-area deprivation

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.

Q1 (most deprived)
114 (8%)
Q2
201 (15%)
Q3
116 (8%)
Q4
221 (16%)
Q5 (least deprived)
729 (53%)

Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.

Location

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Common questions

What kind of school is Dunfermline High School?
Dunfermline High School is a secondary school in Dunfermline.
Has Dunfermline High School been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Dunfermline High School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
How many pupils are at Dunfermline High School?
Dunfermline High School has 1,381 pupils on roll.
Does Dunfermline High School publish exam results?
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.

School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 12 July 2026.