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
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
School characteristics
From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.
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
Nearby schools
-
Queen Anne High School1.4 miles
Secondary
-
Inverkeithing High School3.3 miles
Secondary
-
Beath High School5.1 miles
Secondary
-
Queensferry Community High School5.8 miles
Secondary
-
Bo'ness Academy6.6 miles
Secondary
Other schools in Dunfermline
- Queen Anne High School Secondary
- Bellyeoman Primary School Primary
- Cairneyhill Primary & Community School Primary
- Canmore Primary School Primary
- Carnegie Primary School Primary
- Carnock Primary School Primary
- Commercial Primary School Primary
- Crossford Primary School Primary
- Limekilns Primary School Primary
- Lynburn Primary School Primary
- McLean Primary School Primary
- Milesmark Primary School Primary
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.