Newhills Secondary School, GLASGOW
Newhills Secondary School is a special school for pupils in Glasgow. It has an Inter-denominational religious character.
- Attendance
- 87.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Newhills Secondary School in detail
School in Scotland
Newhills Secondary 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 45 pupils and 5 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 13% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 87.8% in 2024/25, and 37.5% 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 poor (C).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Newhills Secondary School are Eastmuir Primary School (0.5 miles), Croftcroighn Primary School (1.3 miles), Ashton Secondary School (1.6 miles) and Cardinal Winning Secondary School (2 miles).
Eastmuir Primary SchoolCroftcroighn Primary SchoolAshton Secondary SchoolCardinal Winning Secondary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Garrowhill Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wardie Road (opposite), 250 metres away.
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 Newhills Secondary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
1 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 Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 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 Newhills Secondary School
What is the catchment area for Newhills Secondary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Newhills Secondary 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 Glasgow City. Glasgow City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Newhills Secondary School?
If you live in Newhills Secondary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Glasgow City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Glasgow City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Newhills Secondary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 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 Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Newhills Secondary School?
Newhills Secondary School is at 42 Newhills Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G33 4HJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)