What did Education Scotland judge Firth Primary School's quality indicator to be?

Education Scotland judged Firth Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in March 2024, on Education Scotland's own scale.

How many pupils attend Firth Primary School?

Firth Primary School has 82 pupils on roll.

Where is Firth Primary School located?

Firth Primary School is located in KW17 2ES, Orkney Islands.

How do I apply to Firth Primary School?

In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Firth Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Orkney Islands Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.

How are P1 places decided at Firth Primary School?

When Firth Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the catchment area — Normally, children attend the school that serves the catchment area where they live. Pupils from the isles attend their island school; catchment areas for Mainland primary schools are published as a table of settlements, and each primary is associated with a secondary school, some with a dual association. The council says: "This information is indicative. Actual placing in a school is dependent on a pupil's home address and on a range of other factors.".

What is the largest ethnic background at Firth Primary School?

According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 93.9% of pupils at Firth Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Firth Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (P1), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Resident in the catchment area — Normally, children attend the school that serves the catchment area where they live. Pupils from the isles attend their island school; catchment areas for Mainland primary schools are published as a table of settlements, and each primary is associated with a secondary school, some with a dual association. The council says: "This information is indicative. Actual placing in a school is dependent on a pupil's home address and on a range of other factors."

Transport is not provided for placing requests. A child whose family moves out of the catchment may remain at their present school under a placing request to remain, with the parent responsible for transport.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Firth Primary School: key facts

What did Education Scotland judge Firth Primary School's quality indicator to be?: Education Scotland judged Firth Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in March 2024, on Education Scotland's own scale.
How many pupils attend Firth Primary School?: Firth Primary School has 82 pupils on roll.
Where is Firth Primary School located?: Firth Primary School is located in KW17 2ES, Orkney Islands.
How do I apply to Firth Primary School?: In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Firth Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Orkney Islands Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.
How are P1 places decided at Firth Primary School?: When Firth Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the catchment area — Normally, children attend the school that serves the catchment area where they live. Pupils from the isles attend their island school; catchment areas for Mainland primary schools are published as a table of settlements, and each primary is associated with a secondary school, some with a dual association. The council says: "This information is indicative. Actual placing in a school is dependent on a pupil's home address and on a range of other factors.".
What is the largest ethnic background at Firth Primary School?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 93.9% of pupils at Firth Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Firth Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (P1), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Resident in the catchment area — Normally, children attend the school that serves the catchment area where they live. Pupils from the isles attend their island school; catchment areas for Mainland primary schools are published as a table of settlements, and each primary is associated with a secondary school, some with a dual association. The council says: "This information is indicative. Actual placing in a school is dependent on a pupil's home address and on a range of other factors."

Firth Primary School: key facts

What did Education Scotland judge Firth Primary School's quality indicator to be?: Education Scotland judged Firth Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in March 2024, on Education Scotland's own scale.
How many pupils attend Firth Primary School?: Firth Primary School has 82 pupils on roll.
Where is Firth Primary School located?: Firth Primary School is located in KW17 2ES, Orkney Islands.
How do I apply to Firth Primary School?: In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Firth Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Orkney Islands Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.
How are P1 places decided at Firth Primary School?: When Firth Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the catchment area — Normally, children attend the school that serves the catchment area where they live. Pupils from the isles attend their island school; catchment areas for Mainland primary schools are published as a table of settlements, and each primary is associated with a secondary school, some with a dual association. The council says: "This information is indicative. Actual placing in a school is dependent on a pupil's home address and on a range of other factors.".
What is the largest ethnic background at Firth Primary School?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 93.9% of pupils at Firth Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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