Stromness Primary School

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Stromness Primary School
Location
Map
Cairston Road

Stromness
,
Orkney
,
KW16 3JS

Scotland
Coordinates58°58′6.91″N 3°17′32.3″W / 58.9685861°N 3.292306°W / 58.9685861; -3.292306
Information
Established1969[1]
Local authorityOrkney Islands Council
Age5 to 12
Enrolmentaround 125
Websitewww.stromnessps.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Stromness Primary School is a primary school in Stromness, Orkney. The school has around 125 students.

History

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On June 21, 1919, students from both the primary and higher schools were taken to witness the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow.[2]

In 1996, a pupil had to commute to Stromness School by ferry after the school on Graemsay, of which he was the only pupil, closed. The cost of keeping the school open had been £54,000 per year.[3]

In 2010, Big Brother winner Cameron Stout eschewed a media career to become a teacher at the school.[4]

On January 15, 2013, the school relocated to a new building.[5] The new school was officially opened by Anne, Princess Royal on July 4, 2013.[6] A copper sculpture by Anne Bevan and funded by the Orkney Islands Council was installed on the school grounds.[7] The newly developed school won the 2014 Society for Construction and Architecture in Local Authorities "Civil Building of the Year" Award.[8]

The previous school building was subsequently taken over by Heriot-Watt University, refurbished, and renamed the Robert Rendall Building.[9] On September 24, 2015, a report by the BBC highlighted that the roof of the new school building required re-slating after approximately 300 roof slates were blown off. However, Orkney Islands Council stated that the building had met UK building standards.[10]

In 2021, a Stromness Primary staff member, Karen Bevan, was named Scotland's top school chef, and also competed in the Lead Association for Caterers in Education School Chef of the Year finals.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "The Glasgow Herald". The Glasgow Herald.
  2. ^ Vat, Dan van der (1986). The grand scuttle: the sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919. Edinburgh: Waterfront. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-86228-099-4.
  3. ^ "The boy with four teachers and a school to himself". The Independent. 1996-06-22. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  4. ^ "FROM DIARY ROOM TO CLASSROOM; BB winner becomes teacher: EXCLUSIVE". Sunday Mail. 27 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Bell rings for last time at old Stromness Primary". The Orcadian Online. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Court Circular: July 5". The Times. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2025. The Princess Royal later opened Stromness Primary School, Garson, Stromness.
  7. ^ Bevan, Anne (April 2015). "Abstract". University of the Highlands and Islands. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Stromness Primary scoops award for best school design". The Orcadian. 18 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Home". HIE. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  10. ^ "New Stromness school roof needs to be re-slated". BBC News. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  11. ^ Stell, Garrett (17 October 2021). ""She has done us all proud": Island chef still a winner in her community". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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