Newtonmore Primary School, Newtonmore
Newtonmore Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Newtonmore.
- Attendance
- 93%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Newtonmore Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Newtonmore 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.
Newtonmore Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 99 pupils, an average class size of 16.5 and 10.9 pupils per teacher.
42% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 62% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93% in 2024/25, and 16.4% 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 81% full.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Newtonmore Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Balavil Sport Hotel (opposite), 120 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 Newtonmore Primary School in March 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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)
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 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 Newtonmore Primary School
When was Newtonmore Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Newtonmore Primary School in March 2026.
What is the catchment area for Newtonmore Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Newtonmore 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 Newtonmore Primary School?
If you live in Newtonmore 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 Newtonmore 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 Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Newtonmore Primary School?
Newtonmore Primary School is at 7 Main Street, Newtonmore, Newtonmore, PH20 1DN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)