Orchard Primary, WISHAW
Orchard Primary is a primary school for pupils in Wishaw.
- Attendance
- 91%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Orchard Primary in detail
School in Scotland
Orchard 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.
Orchard Primary has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 227 pupils, an average class size of 11.9 and 8.8 pupils per teacher.
29% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 51% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
36% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91% in 2024/25, and 30% 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 106% full.
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Orchard Primary's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
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Questions parents ask about Orchard Primary
What is the catchment area for Orchard Primary?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Orchard 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 North Lanarkshire. North Lanarkshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Orchard Primary?
If you live in Orchard Primary's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and North Lanarkshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to North Lanarkshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
Where is Orchard Primary?
Orchard Primary is at Castlehill Road, WISHAW, WISHAW, ML2 0LS.