Hope Primary School is a Community School which was opened in August 1990. The school is situated on the island of South Ronaldsay with a beautiful view over the village and bay of St Margaret's Hope. The island of South Ronaldsay is linked to the Orkney Mainland by the Churchill Barriers.

The school is semi open plan in design, with four class spaces looking on to a central shared area. In 1999 the Nursery/Infant annex was added. This consists of two purpose built class spaces with an additional shared wet area. Pupils from South Ronaldsay and the neighbouring island of Burray attend the Hope Nursery.