Sandness Primary School, Shetland
Sandness Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Shetland.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sandness Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Sandness 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 4 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 94.1% 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 21% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sandness Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (opposite), 40 metres away.
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 Sandness Primary School in January 2023.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Sandness Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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 Sandness Primary School
When was Sandness Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Sandness Primary School in January 2023.
What is the catchment area for Sandness Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sandness 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 Sandness Primary School?
If you live in Sandness 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 Sandness 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 Sandness Primary School?
Sandness Primary School is at Sandness, Shetland, Shetland, ZE2 9PL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)