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 independent, 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 2017/18 and boarding fees are given where applicable. For 2017/18, the mean average day fee was £14,574 (median average was £12,558) and the average boarding fee was £29,498.[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] £28,200 £34,800 English/IB Yes
2 Gordonstoun School[11] £25,788 £34,500 English Yes
3 Merchiston Castle School[12] £24,210 £32,910 English Yes
4 Loretto School[13] £23,325 £34,260 English Yes
5 Glenalmond College[14] £22,503 £34,506 English Yes
6 Strathallan School[15] £21,747 £32,049 English Yes
7 Lathallan School[16] £18,201 £24,951 Scottish No
8 Kilgraston School[17] £16,965 £28,980 Scottish No
9 Edinburgh Academy[18] £13,752 n/a English/Scottish Yes
10 St Leonards School, St Andrews[19] £13,596 £33,162 IB Yes
11 International School Aberdeen[20] £13,430 n/a IB No
12 St. George's School, Edinburgh[21] £13,410 £28,035 English/Scottish No
13 Albyn School, Aberdeen[22] £13,175 £28,935 Scottish No
14 Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen[23] £12,710 n/a Scottish Yes
15 Morrison's Academy, Crieff[24] £12,669 n/a Scottish Yes
16 Belmont House School[25] £12,606 n/a Scottish No
17 St Margaret's School for Girls, Aberdeen[26] £12,600 n/a Scottish No
18 Dollar Academy[27] £12,591 £29,133 Scottish Yes
19 The High School of Dundee[28] £12,498 n/a Scottish Yes
20 Wellington School, Ayr[29] £12,450 n/a Scottish No
21 The High School of Glasgow[30] £12,336 n/a Scottish Yes
22 Kelvinside Academy[31] £12,240 n/a Scottish Yes
23 George Heriot's[32] £12,039 n/a Scottish Yes
24 The Glasgow Academy[33] £12,023 n/a Scottish Yes
25 George Watson's College, Edinburgh[34] £11,901 n/a Scottish/IB Yes
26 St. Aloysius' College[35] £11,871 n/a Scottish Yes
27 Clifton Hall School, Edinburgh[36] £11,805 n/a Scottish No
28 Hutcheson's Grammar School, Glasgow[37] £11,728 n/a Scottish Yes
29 St. Columba's, Kilmacolm[38] £11,630 n/a Scottish Yes
30 Lomond School[39] £11,550 £26,730 Scottish Yes
31 Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh[40] £11,298 £22,668 Scottish No
Stewart's Melville College, Edinburgh Yes
33 Hamilton College[41] £10,140 n/a Scottish No
34 Edinburgh Steiner School[42] £8,949 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.[43] 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, Edinburgh 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 Robert Gordon's College 68 65.9
18 Kilgraston School 67.7 47.5
19 Lomond School 65.9 51.5
20 Kelvinside Academy 65 55
21 Hamilton College 64.5 54.1
22 Fernhill School 61.5 77.9
23 The Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School 60.5 40
24 Belmont House School 46.2 23.1
25 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.[44][45]

School A/A* A-level (%) A/A* GCSE (%) HMC
1 George Watson's College 55.4 (No data) Yes
2 The Edinburgh Academy[46] 46.1 40.6 Yes
3 Fettes College[47] 45.0 68.0 Yes
4 St Leonards School[48] 43.2 41.2 Yes
5 Merchiston Castle School[49] 38.6 69.3 Yes
6 Loretto School[50] 37.5 49.7 Yes
7 St George's School, Edinburgh[51] 34.8 48.9 No
8 Glenalmond College[52] 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[53] 36.9 34 Yes
2 George Watson's College[54] 34.0 (No data) Yes
3 St Leonards School[55] 33.0 13.0 Yes

See also

References
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