ESMS Junior School A GSG School
- ESMS Junior School
11 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 3EQ - Head: Mike Kane
- T 01313 111111
- F 01313 111199
- E [email protected]
- W www.esms.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Edinburgh, City of
- Pupils: 1,118
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £11,154 - £13,142 pa
- Open days: September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Stewart's Melville College, The Mary Erskine School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Expressive arts are big here – pupils have taken part in nearly 800 performances of professional West End touring musicals and even international operas. Senior school facilities help inspire, with performances of Matilda, the Jungle Book and Mary Poppins all recently delivered to rapturous acclaim. We caught the tail end of a charming junior orchestral performance in the spectacular Tom Fleming Performing Arts Centre, but that really is the tip of the iceberg...
What the school says...
We believe this is a time when children should not lose the joy of discovering the world outside - or the potential within themselves. Here your child will be nurtured to become a happy and confident young person. Girls and boys will learn that if they always do their best they can be proud of themselves and their achievements. They will develop all aspects of their personality, preparing them for the next stage of their education with grace and integrity. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2016, Mike Kane MA (English lit, Aberdeen) PGDE. Hails from Belfast and taught in Aberdeen and Elgin before becoming an English teacher at Stewart’s Melville College. Worked his way up to head of upper school before taking the helm at the junior school – an unusual step, he acknowledges, but says he was attracted by the size of the junior school and believes his senior school know-how has been invaluable in moulding the junior programme. He recalls that, like Michael Corleone in his favourite film ‘The Godfather’, every time he thought he might leave ESMS ‘they made me an offer I couldn’t refuse’. Not that it’s hard to stay, he says, as he has ‘always agreed with the tone of the place – it has all the expectations and traditions a good school...
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Special Education Needs
We offer Support for Learning. 09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | Y |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | Y |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | Y |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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