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Newtown Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Sprouston Road, Newton St Boswells TD6 0RZ · 01835 822263
Overview
- Pupils
- 93
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Teachers
- 8.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.2
- Average class size
- 18.6
- Additional support needs
- 62 pupils (67%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (62 pupils)
- P6 and older41.9% (13 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 0%
- 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 (short inspection, report published 10 September 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Securing children’s progress 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 10 Sept 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, Apr 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Apr 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 5 · Very good