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Dounby Community School

Dounby, Orkney, KW17 2JA

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
118
SEED code
6000428
Local authority
Orkney Islands
Website
School website
Telephone
01856 771234

About this school

Dounby Community School is a primary school in Orkney Islands. It has 118 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland's latest report on the school is linked below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 17 June 2025 ยท Inspection report

Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website

See every report for this school on Education Scotland

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
133
2024
136
2025
118
Pupils per teacher
2023
15.5
2024
16
2025
13.1
Average class size
2023
22.2
2024
22.7
2025
19.7
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
0%
2024
-
2025
-
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

Pupils by home-area deprivation

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.

Q1 (most deprived)
0 (0%)
Q2
0 (0%)
Q3
-
Q4
115 (100%)
Q5 (least deprived)
-

Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.

Location

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Common questions

What kind of school is Dounby Community School?
Dounby Community School is a primary school in Orkney Islands.
When was Dounby Community School last inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Dounby Community School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
How big is Dounby Community School?
Dounby Community School has 118 pupils on roll.
Does Dounby Community School publish exam results?
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.

School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 19 July 2026.