How many schools are in Kirkwall?

OfferDay lists three schools in Kirkwall, including two primary schools and one secondary school.

Which are the best schools in Kirkwall?

OfferDay does not rank schools in Kirkwall. Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Education Scotland reports and the pupil-census figures its government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.

Schools in Kirkwall

Kirkwall has 3 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the Orkney Islands council area.

About schools in Kirkwall

Most of the three schools listed in Kirkwall are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary.

Schools in Kirkwall are inspected by Education Scotland. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than a single grade, and each page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report. Scotland does not release school-level attainment under an open licence, so these pages show the pupil-census figures its government does publish, among them the school roll and the spread of pupils across the most and least deprived areas. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.

Primary schools2

Secondary schools1

Kirkwall Grammar School

Schools near Kirkwall

With only 3 schools listed in Kirkwall itself, most families here also look further afield. These are the 9 schools closest to the centre of Kirkwall by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively — the nearest is Papdale Primary School, about 0.2 miles away.

Papdale Primary School
Primary

0.2 miles
Kirkwall Grammar School
Secondary

0.3 miles
Glaitness School
Primary

0.5 miles
Shapinsay Community School
Primary

4.6 miles
Firth Primary School
Primary

5.9 miles
St Andrew's Primary School
Primary

6.5 miles
Orphir Community School
Primary

6.8 miles
Stenness Community School
Primary

9.2 miles
Evie Primary School
Primary

9.7 miles

Common questions about schools in Kirkwall

How many schools are in Kirkwall?: OfferDay lists three schools in Kirkwall, including two primary schools and one secondary school.
Who inspects schools in Kirkwall?: Schools in Kirkwall are inspected by Education Scotland (HM Inspectors). It evaluates a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than giving one overall grade, and each school page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report.
Which are the best schools in Kirkwall?: OfferDay does not rank schools in Kirkwall. Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Education Scotland reports and the pupil-census figures its government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.

School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.