For over one hundred years, St Patrick's Primary School has served the Catholic community of Lochgelly. We maintain a strong tradition of welcoming pupils of other faiths and ethnic backgrounds who have chosen to attend our school and we work hard to promote a positive ethos, where every child is valued and cultures and differences are respected.

Our aim is to enable all pupils to be happy, confident, independent, responsible individuals, who are fulfilling their potential. We hope to attain this by providing a well planned, balanced, broad general curriculum and sound programmes of study that engage all of our learners. We also strive to support the physical, social and emotional needs of each individual pupil and maintain a safe welcoming environment that encourages self respect and responsible citizenship. Pupil success is celebrated through a wide range of certificates. There are 5 Houses within St Patrick's, these are Navitie, Clune, Harelaw, Harran and Dunmore. Throughout the school session we ensure opportunities for pupils to take part in House events and to contribute towards winning the House shield for that term.

As a Catholic school we, strive to promote the characteristics as listed in "The Charter for Catholic Schools in Scotland" which is printed in full on the previous page. As with all Catholic primary schools in Scotland, we use "This Is Our Faith" which is the primary programme for religious education. The school also takes part in local interdenominational services such as Remembrance Sunday and other joint activities.

St Patrick's is one of three primary schools in Lochgelly, the other two being Lochgelly West P.S. and Lochgelly South P.S. Unlike the other two schools, St Patrick's does not have a nursery class and so the vast majority of the pupils transfer to us from the Sunflower Family  Nurture Centre. St Patrick's pupils normally transfer to St Andrew's RC High School in Kirkcaldy, but pupils also have the option of attending Lochgelly HS which is the catchment high school.

The school can access the support of many outside agencies and services. These include:

• Medical - through the school doctor or nurse, speech therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
• Educational - Psychologist, Social Work, ICT Support and other groups who support pupils with specific learning difficulties
• Emergency Services and other Specialists  - Police, Fire, Road Safety, Community Wardens, SSPCA etc.

St. Patrick’s RC Primary School is situated in the ex-mining community of Lochgelly and we were linked to the Benarty area by Station Road. The school was opened on 30 November 1903 and is built in stone to a traditional design.

The main building comprises a multi-purpose hall with access to five classrooms, a Support for Learning room and our dining facilities. Upstairs, we have another classroom and the Senior Leadership Team Learning Base. The school is accessed via the main entrance where the school office is situated. A separate PE block contains another classroom, a gym hall and changing rooms. This is also utilised for assemblies and any events where we invite parents and families.

Our playground is tarmac with access to a small garden area and we have three wooden agility trails/cube for children to utilise at break and lunchtimes.

We believe that our school uniform promotes a sense of pride in our school and that it fosters a feeling of community and belonging for all who attend. The uniform is practical and smart and allows children to feel equal to their peers in terms of appearance. We believe that it sets a certain standard of appearance for all while being practical and cost-effective. If you require any financial support for school uniform, then please contact the school office.

• St Patrick’s school uniform is yellow and black with the option of black or grey trousers/skirts/pinafores.
• All sweatshirts and jumpers should either have the school badge or be plain without characters or logos.
• Summer school dresses can also be worn in yellow or black.
• School Uniform can be purchased here from My Clothing
• School ties can be purchased from the school office at a cost of £6
• School shoes/trainers should be dark coloured, and they must have a change for indoor P.E.
• P7 have the privilege of wearing a hoodie and are gifted a leavers' hoodie by our Parent Council at the start of P7.