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Newington School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Hospital Road, Annan, DUMFRIESSHIRE DG12 6LA · 01461 202459
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Overview
- Pupils
- 291
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 50 places
- Teachers
- 17.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Average class size
- 26.5
- Additional support needs
- 176 pupils (60%)
- English as an additional language
- 13 pupils (4%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (189 pupils)
- P6 and older43.1% (44 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 23%
- 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 14 January 2020) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 3 (satisfactory); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 14 Jan 2020
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 26 Aug 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 50
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |