Baltasound Junior High School
Baltasound, Unst, SHETLAND, ZE2 9DY · Shetland Islands · near Lerwick
Lerwick’s School Grade A against Scotland’s towns
What stands out about Baltasound Junior High School
- Too few leavers a year for a letter
Pupils
Pupil census · September 2025Baltasound Junior High School had 29 pupils in September 2025, with 6.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 5 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). 15 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 52% 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 Baltasound Junior High School
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.
The five nearest
- Cullivoe PS · Non-denominational · 8.6 km
- Mid Yell Junior High · Non-denominational · 20.5 km
Schools of the same phase near Baltasound 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.
Baltasound Junior High School: common questions
How good is Baltasound Junior High School?
It has too few leavers a year for a letter.
How many pupils go to Baltasound Junior High School?
29 in September 2025.
How do I get a place at Baltasound 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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