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 admissions@esms.org.uk
- W www.esms.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 11.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Edinburgh, City of
- Pupils: 1,124
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £10,674 - £12,576; Boarding £27,918 - £28,725 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..
Fun outdoor play area bung-full of interesting and irresistible bits and pieces. Plenty of inventive stuff to play with - hoses, bits of wood, tyres, crates, tunnels and puddles; the children were happily guddling around at the time of our visit. Impressive Tom Fleming Centre for Performing Arts, a renovated Victorian assembly hall, seats up to 800. So fab that it is recognised as one of Edinburgh's foremost rehearsal and performance venues.Children regularly perform in professional musicals and operas: last year 64 pupils sang in the production of Joseph at the Edinburgh Playhouse...
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, previously head of upper school at Stewart's Melville College. ‘He has a great manner and really cares about the children’. He is well liked by all parents we spoke to. ‘He looks out for every child….is intelligent, measured, astute but down to earth with good values.' His background is in teaching English and he still enjoys taking the occasional lesson with P7 pupils. His previous role gives him a good understanding of the transition from junior to senior school.
Entrance
Automatic entrance to the school from nursery for the majority. Nursery places are offered by date of application (many parents register their child at birth). Some priority given to siblings and the need to ensure a balance of boys and girls (the school is often ‘boy heavy’).
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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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