Abbey Park, Melrose, Roxburghshire TD6 9LN
10 simple reasons to choose St Mary's Prep School, Melrose
Independent prep school and nursery in Melrose.
For pupils aged 2.5 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 P3.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £4,773 (Rec) to £5,723 per term (2021/22). Weekly boarding fees are £6,523 per term.
10 better reasons to choose St Mary's Prep School, Melrose
Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the best independent prep schools in Roxburghshire and the best primary school for 10 miles.
On average, 14.8 pupils per class and 10.7 pupils per teacher, from Primary 1.
Leavers' destination schools for most St Mary's Prep School pupils are a Scottish or English boarding school. 40%-50% of pupils win an award or scholarship to their senior school.
School curriculum is a blend of the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence, the English National Curriculum, and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin. There is a small number of academic clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama, and art throughout, for languages from P1, and for most subjects from P5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips for the oldest pupils.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Primary 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and three-quarters take extra-curricular instrument lessons from P3. Two choirs, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. Over five different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 7.30pm. Occasional boarding facility.
Find another school near St Mary's Prep School, Melrose
Independent Prep Schools
Boarding: Loretto Junior School (33.3 miles); Longridge Towers School, Juniors (34.7 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).