Kirkton of Largo Primary School closure decision: letter to Fife Council
- Published
- 7 July 2026
- Directorate
- Learning Directorate
- Topic
- Education
Letter from Education Directorate to Fife Council, with decision to close Kirkton of Largo Primary School.
To: Shelagh McLean, Fife Council
From: Alison Taylor, Governance, Digital and Infrastructure
6 July 2026
Dear Shelagh McLean
Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010: Fife Council – Kirkton of Largo Primary School
I refer to your email of 5 June 2026 notifying Scottish Ministers of Fife Council’s decision of 3 June 2026 to implement the proposal to close Kirkton of Largo Primary School. Ministers have considered this proposal in line with the requirements set out in the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”).
Under section 17 of the 2010 Act, Ministers may only issue a call-in notice if it appears to them that the education authority may have failed:
(a) in a significant regard to comply with the requirements imposed on it by (or under) the Act so far as they are relevant in relation to the closure proposal, or
(b) to take proper account of a material consideration relevant to its decision to implement the proposal.
Section 15(2) of the 2010 Act requires an education authority to provide a copy of the proposal paper and the consultation report prepared under the Act to Ministers when notifying them of a closure proposal.
Section 15(4) of the 2010 Act requires Ministers to take into account any relevant representations made to them by any person during the three week period from the date that a closure decision is made. In relation to this closure proposal, the three-week period began on 3 June 2026 and expired on 23 June 2026. No representations were received.
Having reviewed the documents provided by Fife Council under section 15(2) and considered all relevant representations made under section 15(4), Ministers consider that Fife Council has fulfilled its obligations under the 2010 Act and do not intend to issue a call-in notice for this proposal.
Fife Council may now implement its decision to close Kirkton of Largo Primary School in line with the timescales set out in its proposal paper. As noted in the HM Inspectors of Education report on the proposal, Fife Council should should engage further with local people to explore future options for use of the building.
Yours sincerely,
Alison Taylor
Deputy Director, Governance, Digital and Infrastructure Division, Education Directorate