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A Safer Route to School public event
Share your ideas at the A Safer Route to School public event!
The local community are invited to take part in workshops to develop design solutions for Ferry Road, Stromness. The event will be family-friendly and have a variety of activities to participate in – come along for a cuppa and tell us what you’d like to see to help improve the comfort and safety of journeys to school.
Save the date: 3-7pm, Thursday 2nd October 2025, The Warehouse Building, Stromness
Packed schedule that day? No problem, people can drop by at any time during the event. Learn more about the event here: https://stromnessasaferroutetoschool.commonplace.is
The project is being delivered by Sustrans Scotland in partnership with Orkney Islands Council and is funded by Transport Scotland.
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Safer Route to School Survey
Do you walk, wheel or cycle along Ferry Road? Have you got suggestions for change to improve the accessibility or safety of the journey?
A Safer Route to School is an exciting project working with the Stromness community towards the development of a concept design, to improve the attractiveness and comfort of school journeys along Ferry Road and create a welcoming gateway to Stromness and beyond.
Complete the survey here: https://stromnessasaferroutetoschool.commonplace.is
The project is being delivered by Sustrans Scotland in partnership with Orkney Islands Council and is funded by Transport Scotland.
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New school year welcome!
We have had a wonderful start to our new school year. It has been fantastic welcoming our children back to school, refreshed and ready to learn and full of exciting stories about their summer holidays. Our new children have settled in very quickly and we have a productive and purposeful atmosphere throughout the school.
We shall look forward to sharing our learning and school news as the year progresses. Please don’t hesitate to contact the office, teachers or myself should you have a query or a worry.
Rebecca Robinson
Headteacher
Stromness Primary School Nursery was inspected in Sept 2024 and received 5 stars / very good across the broad!
In evaluating quality, the Care Inspectorate use a six point scale where 1 is unsatisfactory and 6 is excellent: This is how we scored….
How good is our care, play and learning? 5 – Very Good
How good is our setting? 5 – Very Good
How good is our leadership? 5 – Very Good
How good is our staff team? 5 – Very Good
Key Messages from the report:
- Children were very well nurtured and supported through their daily experience by kind and caring staff.
- Staff’s understanding of child development, differing learning approaches and children’s right to play supported the provision of high-quality experiences.
- Children benefitted from a very good range of open ended, natural child centred resources, enabling them to explore their creativity, imagination and problem solving skills.
- Children’s play and learning was enhanced through strong connections to the wider community.
- Playrooms were homely and fostered a welcoming atmosphere for the children.
- The manager encouraged and motivated everyone involved in the nursery to feel confident in initiating changes.
- A shared vision across the nursery created an inclusive ethos.
- Children benefitted from a happy, caring and committed staff team who knew them well and were passionate about providing high quality care and support.
Nursery Manager Caroline Easton said “The staff are very proud of our setting and always strive to provide high quality ELCC”.
OIC Education Committee expressed “their appreciation to the staff team and manager at Stromness Nursery and their praise for such an outstanding inspection report. They are delighted that the children are having such a high-quality experience”.
You can read the report in full below.
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Headteacher Welcome
It’s a privilege to introduce myself as the headteacher of Stromness Primary School. Our fantastic team are committed to the children and community of Stromness, where we welcome children from Primary 1 to Primary 7.
At Stromness Primary our children are treated as individuals and are valued and supported to be the best that they can be. Our children are encouraged to become confident and independent young people, who thrive on challenge and are motivated to learn. We support and encourage our children to be independent and take responsibility for their learning and behaviour, whilst also having an important role in our wider school and community.
We are located in a beautiful and bright, modern building which overlooks the beautiful Stromness harbour. All of our classrooms have fabulous views of the sea, which complement our commitment to providing our pupils with a rich and varied curriculum, which reflects our Orkney heritage.
I am extremely proud to lead a team who are committed to children’s well-being and who strive to provide the very best opportunities for all in our care. Our staff team work hard to prepare our children for their future in education, through to their world of work. We aim to help them acquire the skills and enthusiasm needed to embrace the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life. We also try to ensure that we all have fun along the way!
To find out about our school, we encourage you to come and visit, to see us in action and meet staff and children. A call to the school office on 01856 850544 is all that is needed to arrange this.
We look forward to welcoming you to our school, and to a happy and successful partnership with all our new children and families.
Mrs Rebecca Robinson
Headteacher