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Glaitness School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1RP · orkney.co · 01856 873648
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Overview
- Pupils
- 218
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Orkney Islands
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 90 places
- Teachers
- 18
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.1
- Average class size
- 16.8
- Additional support needs
- 77 pupils (35%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (153 pupils)
- P6 and older24.6% (16 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 (short inspection, report published 29 August 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 29 Aug 2023
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, Oct 2008
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Oct 2008Inspection
Improvements in performance 3 · Satisfactory Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 3 · Satisfactory The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 2 · Weak
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 19 Sept 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 90
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |