Ages 
Every school tells us that ‘your child is known’. At Ardvreck they truly are. Nothing glitzy, but a wee gem of a school that seems to bolster its charges the old-fashioned way, with a zest for life and inner enthusiasm. Punches well above its weight in senior school circuit.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 150 ·
- Offers boarding
- Yes ·
- Religion
- Non-denom
- Fees
- Day £25,428; Boarding £38,193 pa
- Local authority
- Perth and Kinross Council
Headteacher
Head
Mrs Ali Kinge
Since 2018, Ali Kinge, previously deputy head and English teacher. BA in Spanish and French from Nottingham, where she met husband Stephen, followed by MEd at the same university. Housemistress and modern languages teacher at Moreton Hall, followed
Entrance
Mainly from Scotland, with a small but enthusiastic contingent from France attracted by ‘living outside in the greenery’ and the ‘strong community’. Most children arrive between the ages of 8 and 10; all come for a taster session. ‘We put them in the
Exit
No longer known as a Glenalmond feeder, although some still go there. Others to Sedbergh, Marlborough College, Gordonstoun, Edinburgh Academy, Fénelon Sainte-Marie, Escola Manuel da Fonseca, Morrison’s Academy and Gerson in recent years. Generally
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Teaching & learning
Boarders
While boarding may be on the wane elsewhere, Ardvreck’s cosy dorms in the turrets of the main house are still a big draw. Between 70-80 per cent of the school board at some point during the week for flexi or weekly, with around a third in at the
Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Provided by the school and not part of our review We have a strict no mobile phone policy for all day pupils. Our boarding children will only have access to their mobile devices to call or message their family on certain weekdays for an hour slot between 7.45pm and 8:45pm unless a special arrangement is in place, e.g to take into account time differences. Times are more flexible on Sundays. The devices will be stored safely by the house staff and they may not be taken out of the house without special permission.
Pupils
Money matters
Bursaries on offer, up to 95 per cent in occasional circumstances, but when allotting funds ‘the needs of those already in the school will be balanced against those needing a bursary to enter’.
- Fee information
- Day £25,428; Boarding £38,193 pa
Our view
As we approached the steep winding hill from Crieff to Ardvreck, we could almost imagine ourselves in Swallows and Amazons. Despite the murky winter Perthshire morning, pupils were playing, climbing, slipping and sliding through the mud and the
The last word
Every school tells us that ‘your child is known’. At Ardvreck they truly are. Nothing glitzy, but a wee gem of a school that seems to bolster its charges the old-fashioned way, with a zest for life and inner enthusiasm. Punches well above its weight
