Newtyle Primary School, BLAIRGOWRIE
Newtyle Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Blairgowrie.
- Attendance
- 95.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Newtyle Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Newtyle 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.
Newtyle Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 67 pupils, an average class size of 22.3 and 16 pupils per teacher.
36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.2% in 2024/25, and 11.8% 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 67% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Newtyle Primary School are Meigle Primary School (2.1 miles), Eassie Primary School (3.4 miles), Auchterhouse Primary School (3.4 miles) and Kettins Primary School (3.8 miles).
Meigle Primary SchoolEassie Primary SchoolAuchterhouse Primary SchoolKettins Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Newtyle Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newtyle Church (opposite), 130 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 Newtyle Primary School in December 2022.
- 1.3 Leadership of changesatisfactory
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
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 Newtyle 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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 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 Newtyle Primary School
When was Newtyle Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Newtyle Primary School in December 2022. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as satisfactory; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Newtyle Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Newtyle 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 Angus. Angus publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Newtyle Primary School?
If you live in Newtyle Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Angus will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Angus - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Newtyle 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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Newtyle Primary School?
Newtyle Primary School is at Dundee Road, Newtyle, BLAIRGOWRIE, BLAIRGOWRIE, PH12 8UF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)