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Orchard Primary

Castlehill Road, ML2 0LS

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
227
SEED code
1003488
Local authority
North Lanarkshire
Website
School website
Telephone
01698 274984

About this school

Orchard Primary is a primary school in North Lanarkshire. It has 227 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has not yet inspected Orchard Primary under its current framework. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Not yet inspected

This school has not had an inspection under the current framework. When a report is published, its judgements will appear here.

Education Scotland (HM Inspectors) is the inspectorate for schools in Scotland. When it publishes an inspection for this school, the framework and date will appear here. Education Scotland's website

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
246
2024
238
2025
227
Pupils per teacher
2023
9.6
2024
9.1
2025
8.8
Average class size
2023
12.3
2024
11.9
2025
11.9
English as an additional language
2023
24
2024
22
2025
16
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
35.7%
2024
35.8%
2025
29%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

Pupils by home-area deprivation

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.

Q1 (most deprived)
82 (36%)
Q2
54 (24%)
Q3
39 (17%)
Q4
38 (17%)
Q5 (least deprived)
14 (6%)

Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.

Common questions

What kind of school is Orchard Primary?
Orchard Primary is a primary school in North Lanarkshire.
Has Orchard Primary been inspected?
Education Scotland inspects a sample of schools each year rather than every school on a fixed cycle, and it has not yet inspected Orchard Primary, so no report is shown. That is common and is not a mark against a school.
How many pupils are at Orchard Primary?
Orchard Primary has 227 pupils on roll.
Does Orchard Primary publish exam results?
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.

School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.