Loretto School A GSG School
- Loretto School
1-7 Linkfield Road
Musselburgh
East Lothian
EH21 7RE - Head: Dr Graham Hawley
- T 01316 534444
- E admissions@loretto.com
- W www.loretto.com/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 0 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: East Lothian
- Pupils: 485; sixth formers: 133
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £10,881 - £27,546; Boarding £22,437 - £40,455 pa
- Open days: September (senior school); September, February and May (junior school)
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Scotland's oldest boarding school. Excellent visiting speakers each week (recently Olympians Heather Stanning and Steve Cram); pupils spoke about the lectures with real enthusiasm. The Golf Academy, established in 2002, is Loretto’s USP and is top in Europe, attracting young golfers from around the world. Drama workshops include puppetry and stage fighting (small child heaven). Substantial productions in both junior and senior schools. When we visited the junior school was warming up for the end of term production of Treasure Island...
What the school says...
Loretto is Scotland’s oldest boarding school, founded in 1827, and one of UK’s leading independent boarding and day schools, welcoming girls and boys aged 0 to 18. Set in a safe, leafy, spacious, 85 acre campus in Musselburgh, the school enjoys all the advantages of its rural setting. A small School, big on heart, big on ambition – every pupil is known personally, and can grow and develop wherever their interests lie. Loretto provides an all-round education and is well-known for its distinctive emphasis on the full development of the individual in mind, body and spirit. The school has exceptional facilities, bespoke to learning and teaching, sport, drama, dance, art and music. Loretto is the home of an industry-leading Golf Academy with indoor and outdoor centres, providing every pupil with an unmatched opportunity to develop their talent. ...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
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2014, Dr Graham Hawley BSc PhD PGCE. Previously six years as headmaster of Kelly College in Devon. First class honours degree from Durham University (natural sciences). A keen sportsman, he represented Middlesex U18s at cricket. Before his teaching career, his scientific research expeditions took him all over the world. He’s a thinker but without an ego – clever, articulate and happy in his own skin. Parents report that ‘he is very approachable and astute’ and greets all the children each morning. Married to Rachel (rave reviews from parents, ‘she’s terrific – bright, friendly and observant’) with two teenage young.
Pupils tell us that on his appointment as headmaster he worked at the coalface, at all hours of the day (and night), alongside the teachers, cleaners, groundskeepers and the catering teams...
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Special Education Needs
We cater for pupils with a SpLD - usually dyslexia. We look to support the pupils through developing an awareness amongst the teaching staff of learning differences and through providing the staff with in-class support. Support for learning is offered for up to four lessons per week instead of the second modern language in both 2nd and 3rd form. Timetabled support is offered where the timetable and numbers allow through the GCSE course and AS/A2. We have two ESL teachers who guide the students through their IELTS and onto university.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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