Nursery in Northend, Fife
Thornton Primary School Nursery
Station Road, Thornton, Kirkcaldy, KY1 4AY · Getting there
Care Inspectorate evaluations
- Care, play and learningGood (4)
- SettingVery good (5)
- LeadershipVery good (5)
- Children are supported to achieveGood (4)
What does this mean?
The Care Inspectorate gives each area its own grade: 6 Excellent, 5 Very good, 4 Good, 3 Adequate, 2 Weak, 1 Unsatisfactory. There is no overall grade, and we never make one up. A key question keeps its grade until an inspection grades it again, so the grades can come from different inspections.
Official records
- Care Inspectorate registrationRegistered since April 2002Reference CS2003017113Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 October 2025Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Food hygiene inspection (FHIS)Passinspected 20 November 2014Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
- Who runs itRun by the councilCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
Inspection history (2)
- 12 December 2025 · Care Inspectorate grades published (latest)
- 29 October 2025 · Care Inspectorate inspection
Fees
In Scotland, all 3 and 4-year-olds, and eligible 2-year-olds, can get 1,140 hours a year of funded early learning and childcare at a funded provider. Funded early learning and childcare (mygov.scot)
Fees and hours: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Ages
- from 3 years
Opening hours: not published yet.
Getting there
Station Road, Thornton, Kirkcaldy, KY1 4AY · More nurseries in KY1
Stations
- Glenrothes with Thornton10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Thornton Memorial Park3 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
What parents say
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Thornton Primary School Nursery is a nursery at Station Road, Thornton, Kirkcaldy, KY1 4AY, in Northend, Fife. It is registered for 30 children and takes children aged from 3 years. Its latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to December 2025) are: care, play and learning Good (4), setting Very good (5), leadership Very good (5) and children are supported to achieve Good (4). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade. It is run by Fife Council.
Run by Fife Council (local council), which runs 108 nurseries.
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| Thornton Primary School NurseryThis nursery | Care Inspectorate inspected 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | from 3 yrs | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
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What ages does Thornton Primary School Nursery take?
Thornton Primary School Nursery takes children aged from 3 years.
What are Thornton Primary School Nursery's Care Inspectorate grades?
Thornton Primary School Nursery's latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to December 2025) are: care, play and learning Good (4), setting Very good (5), leadership Very good (5) and children are supported to achieve Good (4). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade.
How many children can Thornton Primary School Nursery take?
Thornton Primary School Nursery is registered with the Care Inspectorate for up to 30 children at any one time.
Does Thornton Primary School Nursery offer funded childcare?
In Scotland, all 3 and 4-year-olds, and eligible 2-year-olds, can get 1,140 hours a year of funded early learning and childcare at a funded provider. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
Who runs Thornton Primary School Nursery?
Thornton Primary School Nursery is run by Fife Council, which runs 108 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Thornton Primary School Nursery?
Glenrothes with Thornton is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Thornton Primary School Nursery?
You can call 01592 583 465.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Care Inspectorate · 30 September 2026
- Contains Care Inspectorate data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 September 2026 · Care Inspectorate service number CS2003017113 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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