Stromness Academy, Orkney
Stromness Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Orkney.
- Attendance
- 89.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Stromness Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Stromness Academy 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 350 pupils and 9.2 pupils per teacher.
5% of pupils are registered for free school meals and 54% 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 89.7% in 2024/25, and 33.4% 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 good (A); the school was 58% full.
Stromness Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Vision Navigate to success Positive Purposeful Proud Responsible Respectful Resilient Our vision Stromness Academy aims to be a positive and purposeful place, of which all in our community are proud to be part. We encourage all our pupils to take responsibility for their learning and to aim high."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include rugby and Duke of Edinburgh.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Stromness Academy.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Garson Drive (opposite), 130 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 Stromness Academy in September 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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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 Orkney Islands is 0 (the median across 21 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 Stromness Academy
When was Stromness Academy last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Stromness Academy in September 2026.
What is the catchment area for Stromness Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Stromness Academy 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 Orkney Islands. Orkney Islands publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Stromness Academy?
If you live in Stromness Academy's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Orkney Islands will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Orkney Islands - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Stromness Academy?
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 Orkney Islands is 0 (the median across 21 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Stromness Academy?
Stromness Academy is at Stromness, Orkney, Orkney, KW16 3JS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)