The Best Private Schools in Scotland Reviewed

1. Scotland Independent School League Table 2018/19

*Only Scottish schools which have standardised exam results data published publicly.

GCSE Rank	A*/ A%	School	Gender	Day / Boarding	Day Fees	Boarding Fees
1	71.0	Fettes College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£29,925	£36,495
2	56.7	Merchiston Castle School	Boys	Day & Boarding	£16,980	£25,170
3	50.8	Glenalmond College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£24,000	£36,900
4	50.6	St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh)	Girls	Day & Boarding	£14,700	£27,315
5	45.4	Loretto School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£17,700	£23,250
6	45.0	St Leonard’s School and Sixth Form College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£12,741	£24,651
7	33.3	Strathallan School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£23,532	£34,650
8	30.0	The Glasgow Academy	Co-ed	Day	£11,970	N/A
9	17.4	Edinburgh Academy	Co-ed	Day	£14,823	N/A

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3. Best Private Schools in Scotland

There are 9 independent schools in Scotland that publicly release exam results data.

The top performing schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

Fettes College (71% A*/A)
Merchiston Castle School (56.7% A*/A)
Glenalmond College (50.8% A*/A)
St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh) (50.6% A*/A)
Loretto School (45.4% A*/A)

The top performing schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

Edinburgh Academy (41.2% A*/A)
Merchiston Castle School (39.8% A*/A)
Glenalmond College (30.2% A*/A)
Strathallan School (25% A*/A)
Loretto School (23.3% A*/A)

Day places in Scotland range from £2,250 to £29,925 (averaging £14,043).

Boarding places in Scotland range from £23,250 to £38,250 (averaging £29,740).

4. Best Boys Schools in Scotland

There is only 1 independent boys school in Scotland with publicly available exam data, Merchiston Castle School. For 2018/19, 56.7% of the school's GCSE entries were A*/A and 39.8% for A-Level. This school offers day (£16,980) and boarding places (£25,170).

The other boys school in Scotland is Stewart's Melville College which offers also day (£12,423) and boarding places (£24,927).

5. Best Girls Schools in Scotland

There is only 1 independent girls school in Scotland with publicly available exam data, St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh). For 2018/19, 50.6% of the school's GCSE entries were A*/A and 20% for A-Level. This school offers day (£14,700) and boarding places (£27,315).

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St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh)
St Margarets School for Girls Aberdeen
Kilgraston School
The Mary Erskine School

6. Best Co-ed Schools in Scotland

There are 7 private co-ed schools in Scotland that publicly release exam results data.

The top performing private co-ed schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

Fettes College (71% A*/A)
Glenalmond College (50.8% A*/A)
Loretto School (45.4% A*/A)
St Leonard’s School and Sixth Form College (45% A*/A)
Strathallan School (33.3% A*/A)

The top performing private co-ed schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

Edinburgh Academy (41.2% A*/A)
Glenalmond College (30.2% A*/A)
Strathallan School (25% A*/A)
Loretto School (23.3% A*/A)

These schools offer day places with fees ranging from £11,970 to £29,925 (averaging £19,242) and fees for boarding places ranging from £23,250 to £36,900 (averaging £31,189).