Foula Primary School, Shetland
Foula Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Shetland.
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Foula Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Foula 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.
Foula Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 4 pupils, an average class size of 4 and 3.3 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 17% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Foula Primary School.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Foula Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Ferry Terminals
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.
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Questions parents ask about Foula Primary School
What is the catchment area for Foula Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Foula 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 Foula Primary School?
If you live in Foula 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 Foula 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 Foula Primary School?
Foula Primary School is at Foula, Shetland, Shetland, ZE2 9PN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)