Newton Farm Primary School, CAMBUSLANG
Newton Farm Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cambuslang.
- Attendance
- 93.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Newton Farm Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Newton Farm 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.
Newton Farm Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 708 pupils, an average class size of 26.2 and 18.7 pupils per teacher.
9% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 14% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
5% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 9% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.9% in 2024/25, and 14.7% 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 89% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Newton Farm Primary School are St Charles Primary School (0.4 miles), Hallside Primary School (1 mile), St Joachim's Primary School (1 mile) and Park View Primary School (1.1 miles).
St Charles Primary SchoolHallside Primary SchoolSt Joachim's Primary SchoolPark View Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Newton (S Lanarks) Rail Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Newton Farm Primary School are Uddingston Grammar School (1.5 miles) and Bannerman 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Newton Farm Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
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)
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 South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 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 Newton Farm Primary School
What is the catchment area for Newton Farm Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Newton Farm 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 South Lanarkshire. South Lanarkshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Newton Farm Primary School?
If you live in Newton Farm Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and South Lanarkshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to South Lanarkshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Newton Farm Primary 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 South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Newton Farm Primary School?
Newton Farm Primary School is at Harvester Avenue, Newton, CAMBUSLANG, CAMBUSLANG, G72 6AA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)