Best Private Schools in Scotland
Co-Ed, Boys, Girls

Scotland Independent School League Table

*Only Scottish schools which have standardised exam results data published publicly.

GCSE Rank	A*/A%	School	Gender	Day/Boarding	Day Fees	Boarding Fees
1	86.0%	The Glasgow Academy	Co-ed	Day	£17,820	N/A
2	72.0%	Fettes College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£42,225	£50,250
3	52.0%	Merchiston Castle School	Boys	Day & Boarding	£30,645	£42,255
4	51.0%	Cedars School	Co-ed	Day	£19,800	N/A
5	50.0%	Strathallan School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£32,832	£36,036
6	47.0%	St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh)	Girls	Day & Boarding	£21,990	£45,090
7	43.0%	Glenalmond College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£20,490	£34,980
8	39.0%	St Leonard’s School and Sixth Form College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£25,311	£40,470
9	38.0%	Gordonstoun	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£40,680	£57,480
10	12.0%	Loretto School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£27,648	£41,742

A Level Rank	A*/A%	School	Gender	Day/Boarding	Day Fees	Boarding Fees
1	60.0%	Glenalmond College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£20,490	£34,980
2	55.0%	Fettes College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£42,225	£50,250
3	54.0%	St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh)	Girls	Day & Boarding	£21,990	£45,090
4	38.0%	Cedars School	Co-ed	Day	£19,800	N/A
5	37.0%	Strathallan School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£32,832	£36,036
6	32.7%	Loretto School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£27,648	£41,742
7	30.3%	Gordonstoun	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£40,680	£57,480
8	28.0%	Merchiston Castle School	Boys	Day & Boarding	£30,645	£42,255
9	24.0%	St Leonard’s School and Sixth Form College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£25,311	£40,470
10	18.0%	OneSchool Global UK Caledonia Campus	Co-ed	Day	£4,996	N/A

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Best Private Schools in Scotland

There are 40 senior independent schools in Scotland. 11 of these schools publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. The Glasgow Academy

Colebrooke Street, Glasgow G12 8HE

GCSE A*/A:

86%

3. Merchiston Castle School

294 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0PU

GCSE A*/A:

52%

4. Cedars School

31 Ardgowan Square, Greenock, PA16 8NJ

GCSE A*/A:

51%

5. Strathallan School

Perth, Perth and Kinross, PH2 9EG

GCSE A*/A:

50%

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Glenalmond College

Glenalmond, Perthshire and Kinross, PH1 3RY

A-Level A*/A:

60%

2. Fettes College

Carrington Road, EH4 1QX

A-Level A*/A:

55%

3. St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh)

Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 6BG

A-Level A*/A:

54%

4. Cedars School

31 Ardgowan Square, Greenock, PA16 8NJ

A-Level A*/A:

38%

5. Strathallan School

Perth, Perth and Kinross, PH2 9EG

A-Level A*/A:

37%

	From	To	Averaging
Day Places	£4,052	£42,225	£20,601
Boarding Places	£26,613	£57,480	£41,916

Best Boys Schools in Scotland

There are 2 independent boys schools in Scotland, Merchiston Castle School and Stewart's Melville College. Merchiston Castle School publicly releases their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

52.0% of the schools' GCSE entries were A*/A and 28.0% for A-Level. These schools offer day (£30,645) and boarding places (£42,255).

Best Private Boys Schools by GCSE

The top performing boys schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Merchiston Castle School

294 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0PU

GCSE A*/A:

52.0%

Best Private Boys Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing boys schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Merchiston Castle School

294 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0PU

A-Level A*/A:

28.0%

	From	To	Averaging
Day Places	£19,478	£30,645	£25,062
Boarding Places	£26,613	£42,255	£34,434

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Merchiston Castle School

Best Girls Schools in Scotland

There are 3 independent girls schools in Scotland, St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh), St Margarets School for Girls Aberdeen and The Mary Erskine School. St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh) publicly releases their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

47.0% of the schools' GCSE entries were A*/A and 54.0% for A-Level. These schools offer day (£21,990) and boarding places (£45,090).

Best Private Girls Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing girls schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh)

Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 6BG

GCSE A*/A:

47.0%

Best Private Girls Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing girls schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh)

Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 6BG

A-Level A*/A:

54.0%

	From	To	Averaging
Day Places	£19,478	£21,990	£21,015
Boarding Places	£38,628	£46,446	£43,388

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St George's School for Girls (Edinburgh)

St Margarets School for Girls Aberdeen

The Mary Erskine School

Best Co-Ed Schools in Scotland

There are 35 independent co-ed schools in Scotland. 9 of these schools publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

48.9% of the schools' GCSE entries were A*/A and 36.9% for A-Level. These schools offer day (£25,755) and boarding places (£43,493).