List of independent schools in Scotland

The following is a partial list of currently operating independent schools in Scotland.

Many of the schools are perceived to be heavily influenced by the culture, practices and ethos of English private, or "public", schools. Author James Robertson described Glenalmond College as "a Scottish boarding school modelled on the English public school system".[1] The perceived English influence in many of these schools was such that in 1887 one author referred to them as "English schools".[2] 43% of Scottish independent secondary schools offer boarding as an option, although there is more of a trend to attend as a day pupil compared to in England [3]

There are 102 independent schools across Scotland[4] of which 72 are members of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS). According to the SCIS, its members educate around 29-30,000 pupils in Scotland representing around 4.1% of the school age population in Scotland.[5] The figure is significantly higher in Edinburgh, with around 1 in 4 pupils educated at an independent school, the highest proportion in the UK.[6]

Scottish students from independent schools are over-represented at the four ancient universities of Scotland. They represented 26% of the student body at the four institutions in 2014/15 with 71% in total receiving an offer of admission at one of the four ancient universities compared to only 29% of state-school entrants.[7]

List of schools

North

Central

Edinburgh

Fettes College
George Heriot's School

Glasgow

South

Figures

Fees

The Schools below are ranked in fees.

The schools are ranked here by day school pupil fees for 2015/16 and boarding fees are given where applicable. For 2015/16, the average day fee was £10,773 and the average boarding fee was £27,936.[8] Membership of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) is indicated,[9] 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).

School Day fees Boarder fees Curriculum HMC
1 Fettes College[10] £24,375 £31,245 English/IB Yes
2 Gordonstoun School[11] £23,658 £31,650 English Yes
3 Merchiston Castle School[12] £21,945 £29,700 English Yes
4 Glenalmond College[13] £21,315 £31,290 English Yes
5 Loretto School[14] £20,850 £30,600 English Yes
6 Strathallan School[15] £20,499 £30,210 English Yes
7 Kilgraston School[16] £15,675 £26,775 Scottish No
8 Edinburgh Academy[17] £12,870 n/a English/Scottish Yes
9 St. Leonards School, St Andrews[18] £12,693 £30,957 IB Yes
10 St. George's School, Edinburgh[19] £12,645 £26,430 English/Scottish No
11 Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen[20] £12,075 n/a Scottish Yes
12 Wellington School, Ayr[21] £12,060 n/a Scottish No
13 Morrison's Academy, Crieff[22] £11,940 n/a Scottish Yes
14 St. Margaret's School for Girls, Aberdeen[23] £11,762 n/a Scottish No
15 Kelvinside Academy[24] £11,700 n/a Scottish Yes
16 Dollar Academy[25] £11,637 £26,928 Scottish Yes
17 The High School of Dundee[26] £11,598 n/a Scottish Yes
18 The Glasgow Academy[27] £11,584 n/a Scottish Yes
19 Lathallan School[28] £11,550 £15,834 Scottish No
20 Albyn School, Aberdeen[29] £11,520 n/a Scottish No
21 The High School of Glasgow[30] £11,493 n/a Scottish Yes
22 Belmont House School[31] £11,316 n/a Scottish No
23 George Heriot's[32] £11,106 n/a Scottish Yes
24 Hutcheson's Grammar School, Glasgow[33] £11,082 n/a Scottish Yes
25 Beaconhurst School, Bridge of Allan[34] £11,032 n/a Scottish No
26 George Watson's College, Edinburgh[35] £10,983 n/a Scottish/IB Yes
27 St. Columba's, Kilmacolm[36] £10,920 n/a Scottish Yes
28 St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow[37] £10,908 n/a Scottish Yes
29 Clifton Hall School, Edinburgh[38] £10,890 n/a Scottish No
30 Craigholme School, Glasgow[39] £10,800 n/a Scottish No
31 Lomond School[40] £10,725 £24,390 Scottish Yes
30 Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh[41] £10,548 £21,162 Scottish No
Stewart's Melville College, Edinburgh Yes
32 Basil Paterson School [42] £10,296 n/a English No
33 Fernhill School, Glasgow[43] £10,050 n/a Scottish No
34 Hamilton College[44] £9,585 n/a Scottish No
35 Rudolf Steiner School of Edinburgh[45] £8,646 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.[46] As indicated above, some independent schools in Scotland follow the English curriculum or offer the International Baccalaureate.

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 in 2015.[47][48]

School A/A* A-level (%) A/A* GCSE (%) HMC
1 George Watson's College 55.4 (No data) Yes
2 The Edinburgh Academy[49] 46.1 40.6 Yes
3 Fettes College[50] 45.0 68.0 Yes
4 St Leonards School[51] 43.2 41.2 Yes
5 Merchiston Castle School[52] 38.6 69.3 Yes
6 Loretto School[53] 37.5 49.7 Yes
7 St George's School for Girls[54] 34.8 48.9 No
8 Glenalmond College[55] 31.5 52.8 Yes

Results of International Baccalaureate
The below schools offer the International Baccalaureate as a qualification, and are ranked according to the average score achieved out of a maximum 45 points.

School Average Score (/45) >40 points (%) HMC
1 Fettes College[56] 36.9 34 Yes
2 George Watson's College[57] 34.0 (No data) Yes
3 St Leonards School[58] 33.0 13.0 Yes

See also

References

  1. ↑ James Campbell, A life in writing: James Robertson, The Guardian, 14 August 2010
  2. ↑ Christina Blackie, Geographical Etymology: A Dictionary of Place-names Giving Their Derivations (1887), John Murray, 1887, at page vi
  3. ↑ "Private Schools in Scotland | Educators.co.uk". www.educators.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  4. ↑ The Scottish Government (Education): FAQ
  5. ↑ SCIS Pupil Numbers
  6. ↑ Scott, Kirsty (22 September 2009). "Parents launch campaign to promote local schools in Edinburgh". The Guardian.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Simon (27 May 2016). "Poor Scots 'squeezed out of university by SNP cap on places'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Ross, Shân (5 August 2015). "Scots professionals priced out of private schools". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "HMC Independent Schools in Scotland". Hmc.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  10. ↑ "Fees — Fettes College".
  11. ↑ "Gordonstoun School: Fees". Gordonstoun.org.uk.
  12. ↑ "Merchiston Castle School: Fees". Merchiston.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "Glenalmond College: Fees". Glenalmondcollege.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Loretto School: Fees". Loretto.com.
  15. ↑ "Strathallan School: Fees". Strathallan.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "Kilgraston School: Fees". Isbi.com.
  17. ↑ "Edinburgh Academy: Fees". Edinburgh Academy.
  18. ↑ "Fees ~ 2015-16" (PDF).
  19. ↑ St. George's School, Edinburgh: Fees
  20. ↑ "Robert Gordon's, Aberdeen: Fees". Rgc.aberdeen.sch.uk.
  21. ↑ "Wellington School, Ayr: Fees".
  22. ↑ "Morrison's Academy: Fees". Morrisonsacademy.org.
  23. ↑ St. Margaret's, Aberdeen: Fees
  24. ↑ "Fees". Kelvinside Academy.
  25. ↑ "Dollar Academy, Fees".
  26. ↑ The High School of Dundee: Fees
  27. ↑ "Fees". Glasgow Academy.
  28. ↑ "Lathallan School: Fees" (PDF). Lathallan.org.uk.
  29. ↑ Albyn School: Fees
  30. ↑ The High School of Glasgow: Fees Archived May 3, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
  31. ↑ Belmont House School: Fees
  32. ↑ "George Heriot's: Fees". George-heriots.com.
  33. ↑ "Hutchesons' Grammar School: Fees". Hutchesons.org. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06.
  34. ↑ "School Fees". Beaconhurst School.
  35. ↑ "George Watson's: Fees". Gwc.org.uk.
  36. ↑ "St Columba's, Kilmacolm Fees". St. Columba's.
  37. ↑ "St. Aloysius': Fees". Staloysius.org.
  38. ↑ "Clifton Hall School: Fees". Cliftonhall.org.uk.
  39. ↑ "Craigholme School: Fees". Craigholme.co.uk.
  40. ↑ "Fees". Lomond School.
  41. ↑ "Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools: Fees". Esms.edin.sch.uk.
  42. ↑ "Basil Peterson School: Fees". Basil Peterson School.
  43. ↑ "Fernhill School: Fees". fernhillschool.co.uk.
  44. ↑ "Hamilton College: Fees".
  45. ↑ "Edinburgh Steiner School: Fees".
  46. ↑ Parent Power 2008 | Scottish independent secondaries
  47. ↑ "A-level results 2015: Independent schools results table". The Telegraph. 22 August 2015.
  48. ↑ "GCSE results 2015: Independent schools table". The Telegraph. 29 August 2015.
  49. ↑ Edinburgh Academy: Exam Results
  50. ↑ Fettes Results 2014
  51. ↑ St Leonard's: Academic Results
  52. ↑ http://www.merchiston.co.uk/about/academic-2/academic-results/ Merchiston Academic Results 2014]
  53. ↑ Loretto School: Public Examinations Results
  54. ↑ St George's: Exam Results
  55. ↑ Glenalmond College: Academic Results
  56. ↑ Fettes: Excellent IB Results
  57. ↑ George Watson's College: Exam Results
  58. ↑ St Leonards: Academic Results
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