List of independent schools in Scotland

The following is a partial list of currently operating independent schools in Scotland. They are referred to as "private schools" in Scotland, common with most of the English-speaking world. The term "public school", used in England to refer to these independently operating schools, is not used in Scotland.

Many of the schools are perceived to be heavily influenced by the culture, practices and ethos of English private, or "public", schools. James Robertson, author, described Glenalmond College as "a Scottish boarding school modelled on the English public school system".[1] The English influence in many of these schools is such that they have been referred to simply as "English schools".[2]

Contents

List of schools

North

Central

Edinburgh

Glasgow

South

Figures

Fees

The Schools below are ranked in fees. The schools are ranked here by day school pupil fees for 2010/11 and boarding fees are given where applicable. Membership of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) is indicated,[3] as well as the curriculum followed by the school: English (i.e. GCSEs, A-levels), Scottish (i.e. Standard Grades/Intermediates, Highers, Advanced Highers), Mixed English and Scottish, or International Baccalaureate (IB). As of 2009, Loretto School became the most expensive school in Scotland.

School Day fees Boarder fees Curriculum HMC
1 Fettes College[4] £20,235 £27,150 English Yes
2 Loretto School £18,300 £26,925 English Yes
3 Gordonstoun School £18,470 £26,085 English Yes
4 Glenalmond College £18,376 £25,482 English Yes
5 Merchiston Castle School £17,460 £24,120 English Yes
6 Strathallan School[5] £15,960 £23,520 English Yes
7 Dollar Academy[6] £10,053 £22,941 Scottish Yes
8 Kilgraston School[7] £12,825 £21,885 English Yes
9 Kelvinside Academy[8] £10,245 n/a Scottish Yes
10 St. George's School, Edinburgh[9] £10,110 £20,130 Mixed Yes
11 Wellington School[10] £10,095 £18,804 Scottish Yes
12 Edinburgh Academy[11] £10,080 n/a Mixed Yes
13 St. Leonards School, St. Andrews[12] £9,807 £23,346 I.B. No
14 St Margaret's School for Girls, Edinburgh[13] £9,537 £20,049 Scottish No
15 The Glasgow Academy[14] £9,177 n/a Scottish Yes
16 The High School of Dundee[15] £9,141 n/a Scottish Yes
17 St. Margaret's School for Girls, Aberdeen[16] £9,069 n/a Scottish No
18 Belmont House School[17] £9,045 n/a Scottish No
19 Morrison's Academy, Crieff[18] £8,973 n/a Scottish Yes
20 Albyn School, Aberdeen[19] £8,960 n/a Scottish No
21 Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen[20] £8,950 n/a Scottish Yes
22 The High School of Glasgow[21] £8,883 n/a Scottish Yes
23 George Watson's College, Edinburgh[22] £8,856 n/a Scottish Yes
24 George Heriot's[23] £8,811 n/a Scottish Yes
25 Beaconhurst School, Bridge of Allan[24] £8,706 n/a Scottish No
26 Craigholme School, Glasgow[25] £8,634 n/a Scottish No
27 Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh[26] £8,490 £16,938 Scottish Yes
Stewart's Melville College, Edinburgh
29 Lomond School[27] £8,415 £18,000 Scottish Yes
30 Hutcheson's Grammar School, Glasgow[28] £8,411 n/a Scottish Yes
31 Clifton Hall School, Edinburgh[29] £8,400 n/a Scottish No
32 St. Columba's, Kilmacolm[30] £8,260 n/a Scottish Yes
33 Fernhill School, Glasgow[31] £8,220 n/a Scottish No
34 St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow[32] £8,010 n/a Scottish Yes
35 Hamilton College[33] £7,230 n/a Scottish No

Exam results

Scottish Exams
The following table ranks the schools by performance in the 2008 round of Scottish Qualifications Authority examinations according to the percentage of A/B grades achieved at Higher level according to The Times newspaper. The percentage of 1 grades at Standard Grade and A grades at Intermediate 2 are also provided.[34] As indicated above, some independent schools in Scotland follow the English curriculum or offer the International Baccalaureate.

School A/B Highers (%) 1/A SG/Int2 (%) HMC
1 St Columba's School 79.4 79.1 Yes
2 St Mary's Music School 77.6 73 No
3 George Heriot's School 76.7 69.2 Yes
4 The High School of Glasgow 75.7 78.4 Yes
5 Dollar Academy 75.1 66.0 Yes
6 Mary Erskine School 74.1 70.7 Yes
7 Hutchesons' Grammar School 73.6 71.8 Yes
8 St Margaret's School for Girls, Aberdeen 73.2 65 No
9 Glasgow Academy 72.9 64.6 Yes
10 Wellington School 72.9 51.9 No
11 The High School of Dundee 72.6 65.9 Yes

Higher and Standard Grade/Intermediate 2 Results
Here, schools following the Scottish exam curriculum are ranked according to the percentage of Highers achieved in 2009 at A/B, as recorded in The Times.

School A/B Higher (%) 1/A Standard Grade/Int 2 (%)
1 George Heriot's School 79.7 71.3
2 St George's School for Girls 77.9 62.6
3 Dollar Academy 76.5 66.2
4 Hutchesons' Grammar School 76.1 73.7
5 St Columba's School 76.1 72.2
6 The High School of Glasgow 75.7 80.4
7 Albyn School 73.9 58.9
8 The Glasgow Academy 73.6 66.2
9 Stewart's Melville College 73.3 68.9
10 The Mary Erskine School 73.1 75.2
11 High School of Dundee 72.6 73.3
12 St Margaret's School for Girls, Aberdeen 71.7 62.8
13 St Aloysius' College 71.2 65.5
14 George Watson's College 70.9 68.1
15 Morrison's Academy 68.6 66.5
16 Wellington School 68.6 61.1
17 Craigholme School 68.1 59.1
18 Robert Gordon's College 68 65.9
19 Kilgraston School 67.7 47.5
20 Lomond School 65.9 51.5
21 Kelvinside Academy 65 55
22 Hamilton College 64.5 54.1
23 Fernhill School 61.5 77.9
24 St Margaret's School, Edinburgh 61.2 29.8
25 The Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School 60.5 40
26 Beaconhurst School 46.8 47.6
27 Belmont House School 46.2 23.1
28 Queen Victoria School 37.1 41.4

Results of English Qualifications
The below schools follow the English exam curriculum, and are ranked according to the percentage of A-levels achieved at A*/A, as recorded in The Telegraph.[35]

School A/A* A-level (%) A/A* GCSE (%) HMC
1 Merchiston Castle School 63.3 60.3 Yes
2 Fettes College 52.9 62.2 Yes
3 Strathallan School[36] 47.0 (No data) Yes
5 St Leonards School 43.2 45.4 No
4 Glenalmond College 37.5 59.4 Yes
6 The Edinburgh Academy 36.5 47.6 Yes
7 Loretto 35.1 48.9 Yes

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ James Campbell, A life in writing: James Robertson, The Guardian, 14 August 2010[1]
  2. ^ Christina Blackie, Geographical Etymology: A Dictionary of Place-names Giving Their Derivations (1887), John Murray, 1887, at page vi[2]
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  31. ^ Fernhill School: Fees
  32. ^ "St. Aloysius': Fees". Staloysius.org. http://www.staloysius.org/html/admissions_contact/admissions_fees.html. Retrieved 2011-08-12. 
  33. ^ "Hamilton College: Fees" (PDF). http://www.hamiltoncollege.co.uk/admin/upload/docs/ANNUAL%20TUITION%20FEES%202008-2009.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-12. 
  34. ^ Parent Power 2008 | Scottish independent secondaries
  35. ^ | GCSE Results 2011 | lastaccessed=2011-09-23
  36. ^ | Strathallen - Academic Results