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Aith Junior High School, Shetland

All-through
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Aith Junior High School is an all-through school for pupils in Shetland.

Attendance
91.6%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Aith Junior High School in detail

School in Scotland

Aith Junior High School 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.

Aith Junior High School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 107 pupils and 8.8 pupils per teacher.

20% of pupils are registered for free school meals and 47% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 91.6% in 2024/25, and 28.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 66% full.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Aith Junior High School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (near), 30 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Shetland Islands
Phone:01595 807400
Address:Aith, Shetland, Shetland, ZE2 9NB
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Aith Junior High School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:6103030

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Post Office (nr)
29m · 0 min walk
Playing Field (at)
233m · 4 min walk
Biggings (nr)
249m · 4 min walk
Whitelaw Road (opp)
428m · 7 min walk
Kelda Lea (nr)
452m · 7 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.

The typical figure for schools in Shetland Islands is 0 (the median across 27 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

Commute and house prices

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Questions parents ask about Aith Junior High School

What is the catchment area for Aith Junior High School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Aith Junior High School 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 Shetland Islands. Shetland Islands publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Aith Junior High School?

If you live in Aith Junior High School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Shetland Islands will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Shetland Islands - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.

How many road collisions happen near Aith Junior High School?

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Shetland Islands is 0 (the median across 27 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Aith Junior High School?

Aith Junior High School is at Aith, Shetland, Shetland, ZE2 9NB.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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