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Cullivoe Primary School, SHETLAND

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Cullivoe Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Shetland.

Attendance
93.5%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Cullivoe Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Cullivoe Primary 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.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 8 pupils, an average class size of 8 and 5.3 pupils per teacher.

0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.

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

Attendance was 93.5% in 2024/25.

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 27% full.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Cullivoe Primary School.

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 807080
Address:Cullivoe, Yell, SHETLAND, SHETLAND, ZE2 9DD
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cullivoe Primary School in September 2026.

  • 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
  • 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood

HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.

Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.

URN:6100325

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Primary School (opp)
450m · 7 min walk
Moarfield Garage (at)
542m · 9 min walk
Shop (opp)
891m · 14 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 Cullivoe Primary School

When was Cullivoe Primary School last inspected?

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cullivoe Primary School in September 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.

What is the catchment area for Cullivoe Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cullivoe Primary 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 Cullivoe Primary School?

If you live in Cullivoe Primary 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 Cullivoe Primary 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 Cullivoe Primary School?

Cullivoe Primary School is at Cullivoe, Yell, SHETLAND, SHETLAND, ZE2 9DD.

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

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