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Newark Primary School

Bridgend Avenue, Port Glasgow, PA14 5SU

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
369
SEED code
8640025
Local authority
Inverclyde
Website
School website
Telephone
01475 715600

About this school

Newark Primary School is a primary school in Port Glasgow. It has 369 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has inspected it, with a link to the report below. 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

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 28 March 2023 ยท Inspection report

Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website

See every report for this school on Education Scotland

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
430
2024
386
2025
369
Pupils per teacher
2023
16
2024
15.3
2025
15.3
Average class size
2023
25.3
2024
21.4
2025
23.1
English as an additional language
2023
21
2024
19
2025
16
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
41.5%
2024
35.8%
2025
100%
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)
278 (76%)
Q2
74 (20%)
Q3
12 (3%)
Q4
-
Q5 (least deprived)
-

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.

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Port Glasgow

Common questions

What kind of school is Newark Primary School?
Newark Primary School is a primary school in Port Glasgow.
Has Newark Primary School been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Newark Primary School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
How many pupils are at Newark Primary School?
Newark Primary School has 369 pupils on roll.
Does Newark Primary School 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 12 July 2026.