Newton Park Primary, WICK
Newton Park Primary is a primary school for pupils in Wick.
- Attendance
- 92.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Newton Park Primary in detail
School in Scotland
Newton Park Primary 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 Park Primary has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 276 pupils, an average class size of 21.2 and 16.7 pupils per teacher.
30% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 33% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
39% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.5% in 2024/25, and 19.2% 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 75% full.
Newton Park Primary in its own words
In its own words: "As part of our work on rights respecting schools children create a class charter with their teacher at the start of each school year. The aim of a charter is to create a shared understanding of how rights will be respected, protected and promoted."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Newton Park Primary are Noss primary school (0.9 miles) and Thrumster Primary School (3.4 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wick Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pultney Academy (outside), 50 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 Newton Park Primary's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 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.
Commute and house prices
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Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Newton Park Primary
Questions parents ask about Newton Park Primary
What is the catchment area for Newton Park Primary?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Newton Park Primary 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 Newton Park Primary?
If you live in Newton Park Primary'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 Newton Park Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Newton Park Primary?
Newton Park Primary is at Seaforth Avenue, WICK, WICK, KW1 5ND.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)