# Papdale Primary School

Papdale Primary School is a Primary school in Orkney, Orkney Islands, with 407 pupils.

## Term dates


Basis: **authority_statutory** — Papdale Primary School is a community or voluntary controlled school, so Orkney Islands’s calendar is the legal authority for its term dates.
Source: https://www.orkney.gov.uk/meetings-and-events/orkney-schools-calendar/
Last checked: 2 September 2026
| Type | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| inset | Inset day | 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-17 |
| term | Term | 2026-08-18 | 2026-10-09 |
| holiday | Holiday | 2026-10-10 | 2026-10-27 |
| inset | Inset day | 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-26 |
| inset | Inset day | 2026-10-27 | 2026-10-27 |
| term | Term | 2026-10-28 | 2026-12-18 |
| holiday | Holiday | 2026-12-19 | 2027-01-04 |
| term | Term | 2027-01-05 | 2027-03-26 |
| inset | Inset day | 2027-02-16 | 2027-02-16 |
| holiday | Holiday | 2027-03-27 | 2027-04-11 |
| term | Term | 2027-04-12 | 2027-07-02 |
| inset | Inset day | 2027-05-31 | 2027-05-31 |


## Facts

- **URN:** 6001629
- **Type:** Local Authority
- **Phase:** Primary
- **Pupils:** 407
- **Local authority:** Orkney Islands (https://schooldates.co.uk/council/orkney-islands)
- **Address:** Kirkwall, Orkney, Orkney, KW15 1PJ
- **Coordinates:** 58.981107, -2.9505
- **Website:** http://www.orkney.co/papdale/

## Provenance

- **Source:** Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education
- **As at:** 31 January 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://schooldates.co.uk/school/papdale-primary-school

## Licensing

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