Abbey park, Melrose, Roxburghshire TD6 9LN
10 simple reasons to choose St Mary's Prep School, Melrose
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 20% of pupils board, all are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £4,661 (Rec) to £5,611 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose St Mary's Prep School, Melrose
Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
The best independent or state primary within a 10 mile radius.
On average, 16 pupils per class and 11.6 pupils per teacher, from Primary 1.
80% of pupils go on to a selective school. Pupils go on to a variety of (mainly) boarding schools; Scottish mainly, but increasingly, English.
School offers a programme of trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama, computing and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, German, Latin. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 2 choirs, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Every pupil gets the chance to represent the school every term. An all inclusive policy.
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Independent Prep Schools
Boarding: Loretto Junior School (33.3 miles); Longridge Towers School, Juniors (34.7 miles); St Mary's Music School, Junior department (37.5 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Loretto School (33.3 miles); Longridge Towers School (34.7 miles); George Watson's College (37.6 miles). Boarding: Loretto School (33.3 miles); Longridge Towers School (34.7 miles); St Mary's Music School (37.5 miles).