These plans resulted in two new schools being built north of St Magnus Cathedral.

Later, in the early part of the 20th century, the name reverted to the Kirkwall Grammar School.

[1] The school moved to a new site at Papdale in phases between 1973 and 1975, and in 1978 the 'old' Kirkwall Grammar School was converted to form part of the Orkney Islands Council building.

department in Autumn 2011, which meant pupils would have to be bussed across town to the Pickaquoy Centre in order to carry out P.E.

classes, due to the construction of the new school next door being partially built over the former building's P.E.

The old KGS houses were named after Orkney beaches; Berstane, Dingieshowe, Inganess, Newark, Scapa and Waulkmill.