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Baltasound Junior High School (primary)
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Baltasound, Unst, SHETLAND ZE2 9DY · baltasound.shetland.sch.uk · 01595 807020
Overview
- Pupils
- 49
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Shetland Islands
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary, Secondary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 30 places
- Same campus
- Baltasound Junior High School (secondary)
- One building and school number for several stages; each has its own figures.
- Teachers
- 4.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.4
- Average class size
- 16.3
- Additional support needs
- 26 pupils (53%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (31 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 0%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
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 17 May 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 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 4 (good).
- Report published
- 17 May 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 2 Dec 2019
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 30
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? | 4 · Good |