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Orchard Primary

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Castlehill Road, WISHAW, ML2 0LS · North Lanarkshire · near Wishaw

Wishaw’s School Grade B− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
227
September 2025, 25.8 teachers
Average class
11.9 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
51%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
36%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Orchard Primary

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 11.9 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Orchard Primary had 227 pupils in September 2025, with 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9 pupils for each. 36% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 6% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 29% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 116 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 51% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 7% are learning English as an additional language.

Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.

Nearby

Schools near Orchard Primary

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Orchard Primary

Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.

Thornlie Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
147 pupils21 average class1.2 km away
St Thomas' Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
205 pupils25.6 average class1.5 km away
Wishaw Academy Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
326 pupils25.1 average class2 km away
Netherton Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
196 pupils24.5 average class2 km away
St Ignatius' Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
183 pupils22.9 average class2 km away
Law Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
222 pupils24.7 average class2.6 km away

Orchard Primary: common questions

How good is Orchard Primary?

Scotland doesn’t publish results by primary school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to Orchard Primary?

227 in September 2025, in classes averaging 11.9 pupils.

How do I get a place at Orchard Primary?

Through North Lanarkshire council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.

Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.

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