Newmore Primary School, Cromarty Firth
Newmore Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cromarty Firth.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Newmore Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Newmore 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 47 pupils, an average class size of 23.5 and 16.8 pupils per teacher.
77% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 13% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.1% in 2024/25, and 18.4% 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 poor (C); the school was 94% full.
Newmore Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "These were created by the pupils and parents of Newmore Primary in May 2019. The aims and values that the school displays, are what we expect of our young people and staff. Each month we have a Values Assembly where the focus is celebrating achievements across the school that relate to our Values."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Newmore Primary School are South Lodge Primary School (1.6 miles), Obsdale Primary School (2 miles), Park Primary School (2.1 miles) and Bridgend Primary School (2.8 miles).
South Lodge Primary SchoolObsdale Primary SchoolPark Primary SchoolBridgend Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Invergordon Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newmore Primary School (outside), 100 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Newmore Primary School in May 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Newmore Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Highland is 0 (the median across 195 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 Newmore Primary School
When was Newmore Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Newmore Primary School in May 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Newmore Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Newmore 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 Highland. Highland publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Newmore Primary School?
If you live in Newmore Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Highland will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Highland - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Newmore Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Newmore Primary School?
Newmore Primary School is at Invergordon, Cromarty Firth, IV18 0PG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)