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Sound Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0LY · sound.shetland.sch.uk · 01595 744982
Overview
- Pupils
- 213
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Shetland Islands
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 55 places
- Teachers
- 15.8
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.5
- Average class size
- 23.7
- Additional support needs
- 78 pupils (37%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (150 pupils)
- P6 and older28.6% (18 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 15 June 2010) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 5 (very good); Learners’ experiences 5 (very good); Meeting learning needs 5 (very good); The curriculum 5 (very good); Improvement through self-evaluation 4 (good).
- Report published
- 15 Jun 2010
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 5 · Very good |
| Meeting learning needs | 5 · Very good |
| The curriculum | 5 · Very good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 24 Aug 2022
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 55
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |