Newton Primary School, Dunblane
Newton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dunblane.
- Attendance
- 96.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Newton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Newton 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 Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 338 pupils, an average class size of 24.1 and 17.4 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
1% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 72% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96.2% in 2024/25, and 6.5% 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 good (A); the school was 85% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Newton Primary School are St Mary's Episcopal Primary School (0.5 miles), Dunblane Primary School (1 mile), Bridge Of Allan Primary (3 miles) and Cornton Primary School (3.6 miles).
St Mary's Episcopal Primary SchoolDunblane Primary SchoolBridge Of Allan PrimaryCornton Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dunblane Rail Station, about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dykedale (before), 210 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 Newton Primary School in January 2024.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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 Newton Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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 Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 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
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Newton Primary School
Questions parents ask about Newton Primary School
When was Newton Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Newton Primary School in January 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as very good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Newton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Newton 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 Stirling. Stirling publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Newton Primary School?
If you live in Newton Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Stirling will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Stirling - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Newton 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 Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Newton Primary School?
Newton Primary School is at Newton Crescent, Dunblane, Dunblane, FK15 0DZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)