Newmains Primary School, WISHAW
Newmains Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Wishaw.
- Attendance
- 89.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Newmains Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Newmains 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.
Newmains Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 179 pupils, an average class size of 22.4 and 13.8 pupils per teacher.
32% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 89.3% in 2024/25, and 41% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 74% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Newmains Primary School are St Brigid's Primary School (0.2 miles), Morningside Primary School (0.7 miles), Cambusnethan Primary School (0.8 miles) and Calderbridge Primary School (1.4 miles).
St Brigid's Primary SchoolMorningside Primary SchoolCambusnethan Primary SchoolCalderbridge Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cleland Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Murdostoun View (before), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Newmains Primary School are Coltness High School (1.1 miles) and St Aidan's High School (1.5 miles).
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Newmains Primary School in August 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Newmains Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 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 Newmains Primary School
When was Newmains Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Newmains Primary School in August 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Newmains Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Newmains 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 Newmains Primary School?
If you live in Newmains 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 Newmains Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 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 Newmains Primary School?
Newmains Primary School is at 2 Stewart Crescent, Newmains, WISHAW, WISHAW, ML2 9DH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)