Ages 
The antithesis of a hothouse education, Belhaven provides a nurturing environment for kids to flourish. An all-round approach to education with an innovative new programme in digital education combined with good old fashioned outdoorsy fun (think rosy-cheeked children wild swimming on the beach or drinking hot chocolate in their dens). Biggest prep school music department in the UK and an everyone-must-give-it-a go approach to sport. Hard to fault.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 165 ·
- Offers boarding
- Yes ·
- Religion
- Non-denom
- Fees
- Day £16,200 - £30,600; Boarding £17,100 - £38,400 pa
- Local authority
- East Lothian Council
Headteacher
Headmaster
Olly Langton
Since 2020, Olly Langton. Read history at Edinburgh. Started his teaching career at Ludgrove, thence to his almer mater Radley College as history teacher and sports coach, progressing to housemaster. Word has it that parents were in tears when he
Entrance
No formal test but register as soon as possible, especially as numbers are up (trad messaging was to encourage full boarding but day pupils equally welcomed now). Children spend a taster day (and sometimes a night or two) the year before they come.
- Open days
- October
Exit
To the big hitters north and south of the border. Oundle and Radley most popular recently. Others to Loretto, Ampleforth, Fettes and Dunbar Grammar. Twelve scholarships in 2024.
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Teaching & learning
Boarders
‘Knowing our child is thriving and happy, and has friends every weekend, has lifted a weight off my shoulders – couldn’t find anywhere else in the country like Belhaven,’ said one parent. Majority of older pupils board; younger ones transition from
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 International pupils can travel with their phones but there is a no mobile phone policy once pupils are in school.
Pupils
Money matters
Centenary campaign has so far raised £1.3m for transformational bursaries and capital projects, including a MakerSpace to be built for Sept 2024.
- Fee information
- Day £16,200 - £30,600; Boarding £17,100 - £38,400 pa
Our view
‘I’m in love with Belhaven, it’s the school I wish I had gone to,’ one mother summed up, a sentiment that echoed through most of our conversations with parents. Our own first impression was of warmth and a real family feel. Always nice to be greeted
The last word
The antithesis of a hothouse education, Belhaven provides a nurturing environment for kids to flourish. An all-round approach to education with an innovative new programme in digital education combined with good old fashioned outdoorsy fun (think
