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Newton Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
175A Russell Drive, Ayr KA8 8JL · newton.sayr.sch.uk · 01292 612714
Overview
- Pupils
- 124
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- South Ayrshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 35 places
- Teachers
- 10.2
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.2
- Average class size
- 24.8
- Additional support needs
- 84 pupils (68%)
- English as an additional language
- 11 pupils (9%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (71 pupils)
- P6 and older64.2% (34 pupils)
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 (inspection, report published 15 March 2016) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 5 (very good); The curriculum 5 (very good); Improvement through self-evaluation 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 15 Mar 2016
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 5 · Very good |
| The curriculum | 5 · Very good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 12 Sept 2024
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 35
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? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |