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Orchard Primary
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Castlehill Road, WISHAW ML2 0LS · blogs.glowscotland.org.uk · 01698 274984
Overview
- Pupils
- 227
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 32 places
- Teachers
- 25.8
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.8
- Average class size
- 11.9
- Additional support needs
- 116 pupils (51%)
- English as an additional language
- 16 pupils (7%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (158 pupils)
- P6 and older29% (20 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 36%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (full inspection, report published 26 June 2018) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 5 (very good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 26 Jun 2018
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 27 Feb 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 32
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 3 · Adequate |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 3 · Adequate |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 3 · Adequate |