Creetown School, NEWTON STEWART
Creetown School is a primary school for pupils in Newton Stewart.
- Attendance
- 92.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Creetown School in detail
School in Scotland
Creetown School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Creetown School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 60 pupils, an average class size of 20 and 15 pupils per teacher.
50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.3% in 2024/25, and 26.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 60% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Creetown School are Edenderry Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Bocombra Primary School (0.5 miles), Seagoe Primary School (1 mile) and Portadown Integrated Primary School (1.1 miles).
Edenderry Primary SchoolBocombra Primary SchoolSeagoe Primary SchoolPortadown Integrated Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Creetown School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Princess Way, 190 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Creetown School are Portadown College (0.4 miles), Killicomaine Junior High School (0.6 miles), Craigavon Senior High School (0.7 miles) and Clounagh Junior High School (1.8 miles).
Portadown CollegeKillicomaine Junior High SchoolCraigavon Senior High SchoolClounagh Junior High School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Creetown School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Creetown School
What is the catchment area for Creetown School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Creetown School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Dumfries & Galloway. Dumfries & Galloway publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Creetown School?
If you live in Creetown School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Dumfries & Galloway will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Dumfries & Galloway - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Creetown School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Creetown School?
Creetown School is at Chain Road, Creetown, NEWTON STEWART, NEWTON STEWART, DG8 7JR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)