PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode area · Kirkwall

Schools in KW

Primary and secondary schools serving KW, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Population
52,503 (2024)
Schools

Schools in KW

52 schools in KW: 43 primary and 9 secondary.

Schools
52
in KW
Pupils
6,625
On roll
Primary
43
Including middle schools
Secondary
9
Including all-through

Inspection ratings

KW
100%
  • Not rated100%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Kirkwall Grammar School
    Secondary · Faith school · 861 pupils
    Not rated
    25 miles
  • Thurso High School
    Secondary · Faith school · 753 pupils
    Not rated
    10.0 miles
  • Wick High School
    Secondary · Faith school · 735 pupils
    Not rated
    17 miles
  • Papdale Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 422 pupils
    Not rated
    25 miles
  • Stromness Academy
    Secondary · Faith school · 338 pupils
    Not rated
    22 miles
  • Newton Park Primary
    Primary · Faith school · 299 pupils
    Not rated
    17 miles
  • Noss primary school
    Primary · Faith school · 294 pupils
    Not rated
    16 miles
  • Miller Academy Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 267 pupils
    Not rated
    9.7 miles
  • Golspie High School
    Secondary · Faith school · 264 pupils
    Not rated
    53 miles
  • Glaitness School
    Primary · Faith school · 210 pupils
    Not rated
    25 miles
  • Mount Pleasant Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 185 pupils
    Not rated
    9.1 miles
  • Pennyland Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 180 pupils
    Not rated
    9.9 miles
  • St Andrew's Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 162 pupils
    Not rated
    24 miles
  • Dounby Community School
    Primary · Faith school · 133 pupils
    Not rated
    28 miles
  • Stromness Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 127 pupils
    Not rated
    21 miles
  • Brora Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 98 pupils
    Not rated
    49 miles
  • Golspie Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 98 pupils
    Not rated
    53 miles
  • Halkirk Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 83 pupils
    Not rated
    12 miles
  • Castletown Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 82 pupils
    Not rated
    5.9 miles
  • Firth Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 76 pupils
    Not rated
    25 miles
  • Farr High School
    Secondary · Faith school · 68 pupils
    Not rated
    35 miles
  • Lybster Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 64 pupils
    Not rated
    24 miles
  • Hope Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 54 pupils
    Not rated
    16 miles
  • Evie Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 51 pupils
    Not rated
    32 miles
  • Burray Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 47 pupils
    Not rated
    19 miles
  • Helmsdale Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 46 pupils
    Not rated
    39 miles
  • Canisbay Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 40 pupils
    Not rated
    6.1 miles
  • Westray Junior High School
    Primary · Faith school · 40 pupils
    Not rated
    47 miles
  • Keiss Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 38 pupils
    Not rated
    10 miles
  • Watten Primary School
    Primary · Faith school · 37 pupils
    Not rated
    13 miles

And 22 more.

How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school. Schools in Wales and Scotland are inspected by Estyn and Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, so they show as not rated here, and only English schools publish capacity figures.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Explore

Look up another area

Districts in this area