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Westray Junior High School (primary)
Primary · Ages 3–10 · Council school
Westray, Orkney KW17 2DH · blogs.glowscotland.org.uk · 01857 677353
On the mapSearch near KW17 2DH
Overview
- Pupils
- 31
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Orkney Islands
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary, Secondary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 16 places
- Same campus
- Westray Junior High School (secondary)
- One building and school number for several stages; each has its own figures.
- Teachers
- 3.8
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.2
- Average class size
- 15.5
- Additional support needs
- 12 pupils (39%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (19 pupils)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (inspection, report published 8 November 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 3 (satisfactory); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 8 Nov 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 2 Jun 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 16
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 3 · Adequate |