Nesting Primary School, Shetland
Nesting Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Shetland.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Nesting Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Nesting 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 15 pupils, an average class size of 15 and 8.8 pupils per teacher.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.3% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 33% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Nesting 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Nesting Primary School in January 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Nesting Primary School
When was Nesting Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Nesting Primary School in January 2022.
How many road collisions happen near Nesting 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 Nesting Primary School?
Nesting Primary School is at South Nesting, Shetland, Shetland, ZE2 9PP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)