Kilgraston School A GSG School
- Kilgraston School
Bridge of Earn
Perthshire
PH2 9BQ - Head: Mrs Tanya Davie
- T 01738 812257
- F 01738 813410
- E [email protected]
- W www.kilgraston.com/
- An independent boarding school with a co-ed junior school and girls only senior and sixth form
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Perth & Kinross
- Pupils: 200; sixth formers: 65
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Fees: Day £13,410 - £22,785; Boarding £29,730 - £38,910 pa
- Open days: 30th September 2023
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The sciences are the most popular subject choices, double the national average, followed by languages and English. Impressively, one of the girls on our tour told us she was heading off to study aeronautical engineering at University of Glasgow. A parent told us, ‘A big push for STEM - girl power, emancipation and all that!’ The dream of many a horse-loving little girl, this is Scotland’s only school that has an...
What the school says...
Kilgraston is a leading independent school for children aged 5 - 18*
Kilgraston is a dynamic school. It is distinctive and remarkable and offers a world-class education that is both academic and personal. Set in 54 acres of stunning Scottish parkland in Perthshire, Kilgraston offers children security and space to grow and develop while providing a tranquil and gentle-paced environment for the children to concentrate without distraction.
Academic:
The 2023 Kilgraston exam results were once again well above national averages.
At Higher level, 51% of Kilgraston pupils achieved a Grade A, against a national average of 32.8% at the same level. Even more impressive is the high numbers of Kilgraston pupils who obtained five or more straight As in their Highers with almost a fifth achieving this. This success is mirrored at National 5 level with 66% of Kilgraston pupils achieving Grade As against a national average of 38.6% at the same level. Furthermore, almost a quarter of pupils sitting National 5s obtained 8 or more straight As and over half achieved at least five As at National 5 level.
Kilgraston pupils showed their strengths across a wide variety of subjects. In the core subject of English, Kilgraston pupils achieved incredible results with 100�hieving a Grade A/B at National 5 level. As a girls-only school, Kilgraston pupils continue to smash gender stereotypes with 100�hieving a Grade A in Advanced Higher Physics. In addition, 100% of pupils achieved a Grade A in Computing at National 5 level and Advanced Higher level.
In languages too, 100% of pupils obtained an A grade in Latin at both Higher and National 5 levels. In Higher German, 100�hieved a Grade A and in Higher Spanish 100�hieved Grade A/B.
Kilgraston Class of 2023 has much to celebrate with every Upper Sixth pupil achieving the results required to get their firm or insurance University offer. This means almost four fifths of pupils will now go to their first choice of university. This year’s cohort are predominantly moving on to courses in Humanities and the Arts and courses include Liberal Arts, Social Anthropology, Rural Land Management, Event Management, and English.
However, as always, Kilgraston represents strongly in the STEM subjects with pupils seeking courses in Chemistry and Physics as well as Sport and Exercise Science. Over a third of Upper Sixth pupils will progress to prestigious Russel Group Universities and there was 100% success rate for girls wishing to study at St Andrew’s with all being made unconditional offers. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Polo
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since 2022, Tanya Davie, previously academic deputy head at St Bede’s College where she also held posts as head of maths and PE. She has worked at a number of all-girls schools including St Margaret’s School, Edinburgh, and North Manchester High School for Girls. She is a former head of department at the Royal High School, Edinburgh where she was seconded by Strathclyde University to develop and implement the first PGCE PE course in Scotland. She has also worked closely with Manchester City Football Academy, heading up the club’s education provision for their elite performers aged 11 to 16. Married to Deno, with whom she has a daughter in her second year at university in Scotland and a son in secondary education.
Entrance
No entrance exam but head meets every girl and her parents to make...
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Special Education Needs
SEN provision at Kilgraston concentrates on meeting the needs of pupils with specific learning difficulties and includes individual lessons, class support and parent/teacher consultations. The Learning Support Department is situated within the Learning Resources Centre and is open until 6.30 p.m.
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 | |
Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
Has SEN unit or class | |
HI - Hearing Impairment | |
Hospital School | |
Mental health | Y |
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
PD - Physical Disability | |
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Craigclowan School | 2023 | 1 |
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