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

Education Scotland judged Hamnavoe Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in November 2010, on Education Scotland's own scale.

How many pupils attend Hamnavoe Primary School?

Hamnavoe Primary School has 67 pupils on roll.

Where is Hamnavoe Primary School located?

Hamnavoe Primary School is located in ZE2 9LA, Shetland Islands.

How do I apply to Hamnavoe 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 Hamnavoe Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Shetland 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 Hamnavoe Primary School?

When Hamnavoe Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Ordinarily resident in the catchment area — Shetland Islands Council has identified catchment areas for all its primary and secondary schools, primarily to facilitate transport arrangements, detailed as a map (Appendix A) and a text description of each school's catchment naming the main populated hamlets (Appendix B). For any pupil to qualify for admission to their local catchment school, parents must satisfy the Council that they ordinarily reside within the catchment area, either at the time the child will start school or shortly thereafter. Enrolment forms and placing requests received between the specified date and 15 March are dealt with in the priority order; enrolment forms received after 15 March are dealt with in order of receipt. Tie-break: If all other factors are equal a ballot will be used to determine the allocation of places.

What is the largest ethnic background at Hamnavoe Primary School?

According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 98.5% of pupils at Hamnavoe 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 Hamnavoe 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.

1Ordinarily resident in the catchment area — Shetland Islands Council has identified catchment areas for all its primary and secondary schools, primarily to facilitate transport arrangements, detailed as a map (Appendix A) and a text description of each school's catchment naming the main populated hamlets (Appendix B). For any pupil to qualify for admission to their local catchment school, parents must satisfy the Council that they ordinarily reside within the catchment area, either at the time the child will start school or shortly thereafter. Enrolment forms and placing requests received between the specified date and 15 March are dealt with in the priority order; enrolment forms received after 15 March are dealt with in order of receipt.

If two applications tie: If all other factors are equal a ballot will be used to determine the allocation of places.

The published priority list in section 8.0 is expressed for primary schools. Anderson High School halls of residence have a separate admissions policy. Early admission needs sufficient space in the P1 or composite class and is at the discretion of the Executive Manager – Quality Improvement.

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.

Hamnavoe Primary School: key facts

What did Education Scotland judge Hamnavoe Primary School's quality indicator to be?: Education Scotland judged Hamnavoe Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in November 2010, on Education Scotland's own scale.
How many pupils attend Hamnavoe Primary School?: Hamnavoe Primary School has 67 pupils on roll.
Where is Hamnavoe Primary School located?: Hamnavoe Primary School is located in ZE2 9LA, Shetland Islands.
How do I apply to Hamnavoe 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 Hamnavoe Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Shetland 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 Hamnavoe Primary School?: When Hamnavoe Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Ordinarily resident in the catchment area — Shetland Islands Council has identified catchment areas for all its primary and secondary schools, primarily to facilitate transport arrangements, detailed as a map (Appendix A) and a text description of each school's catchment naming the main populated hamlets (Appendix B). For any pupil to qualify for admission to their local catchment school, parents must satisfy the Council that they ordinarily reside within the catchment area, either at the time the child will start school or shortly thereafter. Enrolment forms and placing requests received between the specified date and 15 March are dealt with in the priority order; enrolment forms received after 15 March are dealt with in order of receipt. Tie-break: If all other factors are equal a ballot will be used to determine the allocation of places.
What is the largest ethnic background at Hamnavoe Primary School?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 98.5% of pupils at Hamnavoe 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 Hamnavoe 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.

1Ordinarily resident in the catchment area — Shetland Islands Council has identified catchment areas for all its primary and secondary schools, primarily to facilitate transport arrangements, detailed as a map (Appendix A) and a text description of each school's catchment naming the main populated hamlets (Appendix B). For any pupil to qualify for admission to their local catchment school, parents must satisfy the Council that they ordinarily reside within the catchment area, either at the time the child will start school or shortly thereafter. Enrolment forms and placing requests received between the specified date and 15 March are dealt with in the priority order; enrolment forms received after 15 March are dealt with in order of receipt.

If two applications tie: If all other factors are equal a ballot will be used to determine the allocation of places.

Hamnavoe Primary School: key facts

What did Education Scotland judge Hamnavoe Primary School's quality indicator to be?: Education Scotland judged Hamnavoe Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in November 2010, on Education Scotland's own scale.
How many pupils attend Hamnavoe Primary School?: Hamnavoe Primary School has 67 pupils on roll.
Where is Hamnavoe Primary School located?: Hamnavoe Primary School is located in ZE2 9LA, Shetland Islands.
How do I apply to Hamnavoe 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 Hamnavoe Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Shetland 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 Hamnavoe Primary School?: When Hamnavoe Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Ordinarily resident in the catchment area — Shetland Islands Council has identified catchment areas for all its primary and secondary schools, primarily to facilitate transport arrangements, detailed as a map (Appendix A) and a text description of each school's catchment naming the main populated hamlets (Appendix B). For any pupil to qualify for admission to their local catchment school, parents must satisfy the Council that they ordinarily reside within the catchment area, either at the time the child will start school or shortly thereafter. Enrolment forms and placing requests received between the specified date and 15 March are dealt with in the priority order; enrolment forms received after 15 March are dealt with in order of receipt. Tie-break: If all other factors are equal a ballot will be used to determine the allocation of places.
What is the largest ethnic background at Hamnavoe Primary School?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 98.5% of pupils at Hamnavoe Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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