Newton Primary School, Ayr
Newton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ayr.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
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 124 pupils, an average class size of 24.8 and 12.2 pupils per teacher.
64% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 68% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.
90% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.1% in 2024/25, and 17.9% 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 44% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Newton Primary School are St John's Primary School (0.2 miles), Braehead Primary School (0.6 miles), Holmston Primary School (0.7 miles) and Heathfield Primary School (1.1 miles).
St John's Primary SchoolBraehead Primary SchoolHolmston Primary SchoolHeathfield Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Newton-on-Ayr Rail Station, about 660 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newton Primary School (at), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Newton Primary School are South Ayrshire Council Virtual School (0.7 miles), Ayr Academy (0.8 miles) and Kyle Academy (1.2 miles).
South Ayrshire Council Virtual SchoolAyr AcademyKyle Academy
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 Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 9 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
4 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 South Ayrshire is 2 (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.
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Questions parents ask about Newton Primary School
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 South Ayrshire. South Ayrshire 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 South Ayrshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to South Ayrshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Newton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 9 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 4 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 South Ayrshire is 2 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Newton Primary School?
Newton Primary School is at 175A Russell Drive, Ayr, Ayr, KA8 8JL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)