Fife schools excel in Sustrans' Big Walk and Wheel 2025

Fife’s primary schools got top marks in UK rankings for active travel in Sustrans’ Big Walk and Wheel 2025 competition.

46 Fife primary schools took part in the annual competition, which took place from 24 March–4 April. It inspires pupils to make active journeys to school, improve air quality in their neighbourhood, and discover how these changes benefit their world.

Schools are ranked across the UK in 3 categories: very small school, small school, and large school. They can win accolades for their current levels of active travel to school and incentives to continue with their active travel planning and activities.

The Fife winners in each category were:

Very Small School

Culross Primary School: 

• 84% of pupils actively travelling to school
• 5th overall in the whole of Scotland
• 8th place in the whole of the UK

Small School

Falkland Primary School:

• 93% of pupils actively travelling to school
• 2nd overall in the whole of Scotland
• 15th place in the whole of the UK

Large School

Mountfeurie Primary School:

• 78% of pupils actively travelling to school
• 4th overall in the whole of Scotland
• 86th place in the whole of the UK

Councillor Altany Craik, Spokesperson for Finance, Economy, and Strategic Planning, said:

“Congratulations to all the winning schools and to our Fife staff and pupils getting active travelling to and from school both as part of this competition and year-round.

“Getting kids into healthy habits like sustainable travel into their lives at a young age makes a positive difference to their health, the environment, and family finances, which is why active travel plays a key role in our Local Transport Strategy.

“We are also committed to encouraging everyone in Fife to take part in the benefits of active travel, which is why we’ve been promoting it to adults and families in March and April. From woodland walks to scenic cycle paths, active travel makes it easy to enjoy the great outdoors.”