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Urafirth Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Heylor, Shetland ZE2 9RH · urafirth.shetland.sch.uk · 01595 807460
Overview
- Pupils
- 19
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Shetland Islands
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 22 places
- Teachers
- 2.8
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.8
- Average class size
- 9.5
- Additional support needs
- 9 pupils (47%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (11 pupils)
- P6 and older0% (0 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 10 December 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 10 Dec 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Dec 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Dec 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 2 · Weak Learners’ experiences 3 · Satisfactory Meeting learning needs 2 · Weak The curriculum 3 · Satisfactory Improvement through self-evaluation 2 · Weak
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 23 Jan 2019
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 22
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |