Schools across Orkney Islands
Local authority · 21 schools across 2 towns
Schools in Orkney Islands (21)
- Burray Primary School
Primary · KW17 2SS
- Dounby Community School
Primary · KW17 2JA
- Eday Primary School
Primary · KW17 2AA
- Evie Primary School
Primary · KW17 2PE
- Firth Primary School
Primary · KW17 2ES
- Glaitness School
Primary · KW15 1RP
- Hope Primary School
Primary · KW17 2TN
- Kirkwall Grammar School
Secondary · KW15 1QN
- North Walls Community School
Primary · KW16 3NX
- Orphir Community School
Primary · KW17 2RB
- Papa Westray Community School
Primary · KW17 2BU
- Papdale Primary School
Primary · KW15 1PJ
- Rousay Primary School
Primary · KW17 2PR
- Sanday Community School
All-through · KW17 2AY
- Shapinsay Community School
Primary · KW17 2DY
- St Andrew's Primary School
Primary · KW17 2QG
- Stenness Community School
Primary · KW16 3LB
- Stromness Academy
Secondary · KW16 3JS
- Stromness Primary School
Primary · KW16 3JS
- Stronsay Junior High School
All-through · KW17 2AE
- Westray Junior High School
All-through · KW17 2DH
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Questions parents ask about schools in Orkney Islands
How many schools are there in Orkney Islands?
Orkney Islands has 21 open schools: 16 state primary and 5 state secondary or all-through.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Orkney Islands have catchment areas?
Scottish schools have catchment zones, set by Orkney Islands and published on its website. A child living in a school's zone is normally given a place there; to apply for a school outside your zone you make a placing request.
How do I apply for a school place in Orkney Islands?
Children are normally given a place at their catchment school, and Orkney Islands writes to families to confirm it. To ask for a different school, make a placing request to Orkney Islands - these usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.