School details
- Council area
- Shetland Islands →
- Town
- Lerwick
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Local Authority
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Address
- North Loch Drive, Lerwick, ZE1 0GR
- Phone
- 01595 808008
- Website
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Pupils & staffing
Census 2025974
Pupil roll
84.5
Teachers (FTE)
11.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
Pupils by gender476 girls · 498 boys
Additional support needs39% of pupils
English as an additional language1% of pupils
Roll by stage
S1
138
S2
178
S3
151
S4
167
S5
203
S6
137
Pupils by deprivation
Q1 · most deprived (0%)Q5 · least deprived (0%)
Source: Scottish Government, School Level Summary Statistics 2025(annual pupil & teacher census). Figures are as at census day; small counts may be suppressed.
Education Scotland inspection
Last inspected January 2012Graded under Education Scotland’s previous inspection framework (used until 2016). The indicators below are not directly comparable with current inspections.
Improvements in performanceVery Good
Learners' experiencesVery Good
Meeting learning needsVery Good
The curriculumVery Good
Improvement through self-evaluationVery Good
This inspection is more than five years old — the school may have changed since. Check the latest report for the current position.
Source: Education Scotland inspection grades, via Scottish Government (information as at 1 April 2025). Six-point scale: Excellent · Very Good · Good · Satisfactory · Weak · Unsatisfactory.
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