Aith Junior High School
Aith, Shetland, ZE2 9NB · Shetland Islands · near Lerwick
Lerwick’s School Grade A against Scotland’s towns
What stands out about Aith Junior High School
- Too few leavers a year for a letter
Pupils
Pupil census · September 2025Aith Junior High School had 107 pupils in September 2025, with 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9 pupils for each. 0% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 0% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 20% of pupils are registered for free school meals. 50 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 47% of the roll, against 49% across Scotland’s secondary schools.
Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.
Schools near Aith Junior High School
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.
The five nearest
- Whiteness PS · Non-denominational · 8.8 km
- Nesting PS · Non-denominational · 11.7 km
- Happyhansel PS · Non-denominational · 12.1 km
- Brae High · Non-denominational · 12.5 km
- Tingwall PS · Non-denominational · 13 km
Schools of the same phase near Aith Junior High School
Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.
Aith Junior High School: common questions
How good is Aith Junior High School?
It has too few leavers a year for a letter.
How many pupils go to Aith Junior High School?
107 in September 2025.
How do I get a place at Aith Junior High School?
Through Shetland Islands council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.
Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.
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