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Education in Shetland Islands

Council area

North Scotland. 22,710 people in 1,469 square kilometres, the 4th most sparsely populated council in the UK.

2 layers about education for Shetland Islands, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Shetland Islands had 27 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
27
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Shetland Islands had 27 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Shetland Islands among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Shetland Islands is 27.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Shetland Islands. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Shetland Islands

Shetland Islands has 27 open schools: 20 primary, 1 secondary and 6 all-through.

Inspection grades are published only inside each report. No outcome is shown.

Primary (20)

SchoolType
Bell's Brae Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Burravoe Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Cullivoe Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Cunningsburgh Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Dunrossness Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Fair Isle Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Foula Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Hamnavoe Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Happyhansel Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Lunnasting Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Mossbank Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Nesting Primary SchoolLocal Authority
North Roe Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Ollaberry Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Sandness Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Scalloway Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Sound Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Tingwall Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Urafirth Primary SchoolLocal Authority
Whiteness Primary SchoolLocal Authority

Secondary (1)

SchoolType
Anderson High SchoolLocal Authority

All-through (6)

SchoolType
Aith Junior High SchoolLocal Authority
Baltasound Junior High SchoolLocal Authority
Brae High SchoolLocal Authority
Mid Yell Junior High SchoolLocal Authority
Sandwick Junior High SchoolLocal Authority
Whalsay SchoolLocal Authority

Source: Scottish Government, school contact list 31 July 2026.