Cademuir International School

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Cademuir International School
Cademuir seeks to develop the strengths present in all children and young adults, while supporting them in areas where they display less confidence.^[1]
Established	1990
School type	Boarding school
Locale	English; international students
Grades	P7-S6^[1]
Head master	Robert Mulvey
Location	Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (UK) Show on Google Maps
Students	None^[2]
Colours	Uniform; Black trousers, blue sweater
Website	CIS website

Cademuir International School was a specialist school located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

The school, founded by Robert Mulvey in 1990, was created to serve high ability learners and underachievers with high potential.^[3]

Latterly based at Crawfordton House, Moniaive, a listed building, it previously operated from near Peebles.

In 2002, the school was ranked second of 418 schools in Scotland for Higher Grade results.^[4]

In 2004, an HMI report criticised the school, "particularly in the care and welfare areas of child protection, vetting of staff and restraint".^[5] A followup inspection criticised a "lack of stable and effective strategic leadership" on 13 September 2005.^[6]

In September 2006 the school finally went of out business due to financial difficulties. Its roll had dropped from 100 pupils to only 34 at the time of its closure.^[7]

On 20 September 2006, just after Cademuir International School has been closed and vacated, a meeting of creditors took place. Among them Michael James Meston Reid, an appointed liquidator, manages the insolvency in relation to this school.

The "special buildings of a Baronial house of particular merit" owned by Cademuir are being sold for an asking price of £ 1.3 million. These buildings, along with the 32 bedrooms, 22 classrooms and 8 bathrooms are in need of maintenance and/or repair. They are currently offered online.