Whalsay School
Whalsay School is a council school in Whalsay for boys and girls aged 3 to 18. It has 145 pupils. About 14 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Scotland.
Symbister, Whalsay, SHETLAND, Whalsay, ZE2 9AQ01595 743800whalsay.shetland.sch.ukAll details
Inspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by HM Inspectorate of Education. Its reports grade a few areas on a scale from excellent to unsatisfactory, but the grades aren't published as a list we can use.
Results
Scotland publishes no school-level exam results as open data.
Leaver attainment and destinations for individual schools appear only on the Scottish Government's School Information Dashboard, which cannot be reproduced here. Open the dashboard and search for Whalsay School.
Getting a place
There is no entrance test. Every address in Scotland has a catchment primary and secondary school. If you want a different school, you ask the council for a place there (a placing request).
You apply through Shetland Islands council, not the school.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the school has changed
| Year | 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 145 | 147 | 151 | 144 | 145 | – | – |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | 11.7% | 14.0% | – | – | – | – |
| Pupils getting extra supportAdditional support needs (ASN) | 41.4% | 32.0% | 31.1% | 27.8% | 27.6% | – | – |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – | – | – |
| Pupils per teacherPupil to teacher ratio | 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 14.1 |
| Average class sizeAverage class size | 10.5 | 12.9 | 14.6 | 23.5 | 13.5 | – | – |
Staff
From the pupil and teacher census of September 2025.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunnasting Primary School | Council | 4.4 miles | 34 | HMIE, no open data | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Whalsay School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Whalsay School yet. Scotland doesn't publish results or inspection grades for individual schools.
How many pupils does Whalsay School have?
145 pupils aged 3 to 18 were on the roll in September 2025.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Symbister, Whalsay, SHETLAND, Whalsay, ZE2 9AQ
- Telephone
- 01595 743800
- Website
- www.whalsay.shetland.sch.uk
- Type of school
- Council school (Local authority school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- All-through school, ages 3-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Non-denominational
- Local authority
- Shetland Islands
- Setting
- Remote rural areas
- SEED code
- 6104134
- Medium of education
- English medium only
- [email protected]
Where these figures come from
- School details: Scottish Government school contact details (publicly funded schools), refreshed monthly (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Roll, free school meals, support needs, staffing and class sizes: Scottish Government school level summary statistics, pupil and teacher census of September 2025.
- Neighbourhood deprivation: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 postcode lookup.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.