Loretto School A GSG School
- Loretto School
1-7 Linkfield Road
Musselburgh
East Lothian
EH21 7RE - Head: Peter Richardson
- T 01316 534444
- E [email protected]
- W www.loretto.com/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 0 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: East Lothian
- Pupils: 495; sixth formers: 132
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £10,872 - £28,908; Boarding £29,919 - £42,420 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 2024, Peter (Pete) Richardson, previously assistant head of boarding at Gordonstoun. BA in English from University of Kwazulu-Natal, PGCE from University of South Africa and once in the UK, taught in Cambridgeshire before housemastering at Worksop College. Both he and his wife Mel are keen sportspeople – he has competed in ultra-marathons and iron-distance triathlons while also playing cricket and squash at a high level. As a family, they love to travel and explore the great outdoors.
Head of junior school since 2018, Andrew Dickenson MA, previously head of junior school at Kelvinside Academy. Studied modern history at St Andrews. Started teaching career in London in early 1990s, then the Edinburgh Academy Junior School (deputy head). Passionate about promoting digital learning across the school as well as outdoor learning. Married...
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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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargilfield School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 Music Exhibition |
| St Mary's School (Melrose) | 2024 | 3 | 6 | Sports Scholarships (2); Academic Scholarship; Music Award; Sports Award |
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