Newarthill Primary School, MOTHERWELL
Newarthill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Motherwell.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Newarthill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Newarthill Primary 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 107 pupils, an average class size of 21.4 and 13.4 pupils per teacher.
31% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 29% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
18% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.1% in 2024/25, and 17.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 49% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Newarthill Primary School are St Teresa's Primary School (0.3 miles), Keir Hardie Memorial Primary (0.5 miles), Our Lady & St Francis Primary School (0.7 miles) and Holytown Primary School (1 mile).
St Teresa's Primary SchoolKeir Hardie Memorial PrimaryOur Lady & St Francis Primary SchoolHolytown Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carfin Rail Station, about 1030 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Community Education Centre (at), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Newarthill Primary School are Brannock High School (0.6 miles) and Taylor High School (1.1 miles).
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 Newarthill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 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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Questions parents ask about Newarthill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Newarthill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Newarthill Primary 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 North Lanarkshire. North Lanarkshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Newarthill Primary School?
If you live in Newarthill Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and North Lanarkshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to North Lanarkshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Newarthill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Newarthill Primary School?
Newarthill Primary School is at High Street, Newarthill, MOTHERWELL, MOTHERWELL, ML1 5JU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)