# Education in Shetland Islands North Scotland. 22,710 people (mid-2025 estimate) 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. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) ## Number of schools Shetland Islands: **27** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026. Shetland Islands had 27 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=S12000027) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/education#l-schools-count ## Schools Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Shetland Islands. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=S12000027) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/education#l-schools ## Schools in Shetland Islands Shetland Islands has 27 open schools: 20 primary, 1 secondary and 6 all-through. ### Primary (20) (20) | School | Type | | --- | --- | | [Bell's Brae Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bells-brae-primary-school-s6101720) | Local Authority | | [Burravoe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burravoe-primary-school-s6100228) | Local Authority | | [Cullivoe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cullivoe-primary-school-s6100325) | Local Authority | | [Cunningsburgh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cunningsburgh-primary-school-s6100422) | Local Authority | | [Dunrossness Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunrossness-primary-school-s6100627) | Local Authority | | [Fair Isle Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fair-isle-primary-school-s6100724) | Local Authority | | [Foula Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foula-primary-school-s6100929) | Local Authority | | [Hamnavoe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamnavoe-primary-school-s6101321) | Local Authority | | [Happyhansel Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/happyhansel-primary-school-s6101429) | Local Authority | | [Lunnasting Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lunnasting-primary-school-s6101828) | Local Authority | | [Mossbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mossbank-primary-school-s6104428) | Local Authority | | [Nesting Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nesting-primary-school-s6102727) | Local Authority | | [North Roe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-roe-primary-school-s6101925) | Local Authority | | [Ollaberry Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ollaberry-primary-school-s6102026) | Local Authority | | [Sandness Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandness-primary-school-s6102328) | Local Authority | | [Scalloway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scalloway-primary-school-s6103936) | Local Authority | | [Sound Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sound-primary-school-s6104320) | Local Authority | | [Tingwall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tingwall-primary-school-s6101127) | Local Authority | | [Urafirth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/urafirth-primary-school-s6101623) | Local Authority | | [Whiteness Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whiteness-primary-school-s6102921) | Local Authority | ### Secondary (1) (1) | School | Type | | --- | --- | | [Anderson High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/anderson-high-school-s6103634) | Local Authority | ### All-through (6) (6) | School | Type | | --- | --- | | [Aith Junior High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aith-junior-high-school-s6103030) | Local Authority | | [Baltasound Junior High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baltasound-junior-high-school-s6103138) | Local Authority | | [Brae High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brae-high-school-s6103332) | Local Authority | | [Mid Yell Junior High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mid-yell-junior-high-school-s6103731) | Local Authority | | [Sandwick Junior High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandwick-junior-high-school-s6103839) | Local Authority | | [Whalsay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whalsay-school-s6104134) | Local Authority | Inspection grades are published only inside each report. No outcome is shown. Source: Scottish Government, school contact list 31 July 2026. ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/housing) (8) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/crime) (6) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/people) (15) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/deprivation) (2) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/health) (4) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/environment) (5) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/connectivity) (5) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/council-tax) (2) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/services) (1) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/sources) (22) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S12000027/data?family=education ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/education, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/education#l-schools-count. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands/education