Kilgraston in Perth is girls boarding school in Scotland. Kilgraston in Scotland, UK is worth considering if you are looking for one of best British boarding school experience. Kilgraston is Scotland's leading boarding and day school for girls aged 2½ - 18 (day boys 2½ - 9 years). The school follows the Scottish curriculum with an excellent record of academic achievement with Upper Six leavers progressing to some of the best universities across the UK and beyond.
Girls | Boys | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Boarding School: | 78 | 0 | 78 |
Day School: | 164 | 0 | 164 |
From age 8, the girls reside together in small dormitories in ‘Butterstone’, the Prep boarding house. We recognise the importance of providing a comfortable, homely environment for the youngsters, many of whom will be away from their parents for the first time.
To accommodate the needs of younger children, the Preparatory School offers boarders a choice of Full, Weekly or Flexi boarding. Rates are available from the Bursar’s office.
At 13, each girl is given her own study bedroom in ‘Mater’ the Senior house, so that she can have her own space to think, read, study or just enjoy time to be herself.
The Deputy Head (Pastoral Care and Boarding), House Mistresses and Residential Staff encourage a happy environment where the pupils can flourish in an atmosphere of tolerance, integrity, openness and thoughtfulness to others.
This Scotland’s leading all girls’ boarding school regards the pastoral care of its girls as fundamental and it is accepted by everyone at the school as key to the wellbeing and academic success of the pupil allowing her to develop her full potential whatever her academic ability.
Sixth Formers are accommodated in ‘Barat’ or ‘Swinton’ (part of our new Sixth Form Centre) and are accorded a degree of freedom and independence commensurate with their age. We offer a rich programme of extra curricular opportunities for our Sixth Form boarders, and have strong links with Edinburgh’s Merchiston Castle School for boys with whom we collaborate in drama productions, trips, dinners, sport, parties and more, ensuring that our students feel in no sense isolated by Kilgraston’s all-girl environment.Evidence shows that single-sex education is more effective for girls allowing them to excel in all areas of the curriculum. As Scotland’s leading all girls’ boarding school, Kilgraston recognises that girls mature differently from boys and provides an education geared to the individual needs of its pupils, with no limitations on their academic and personal ambitions.
That said, socialising is actively encouraged and there is a busy programme of joint events and socials with neighbouring schools, including the all-boys Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh (where there are reciprocal arrangements for fees).
Kilgraston encourages leadership, confidence, independence, integrity and an ambition to achieve, and has something to inspire every young woman, from rock climbing and karate; to photography and ceramics. This approach to education ensures that Kilgraston girls are well equipped for the modern world, whatever and wherever they want to be.
Participation in Sport is key to the development of character of the girls at Scotland’s leading all girls’ boarding school where we encourage all pupils to take part regardless of age and ability. All the activities throughout the week are varied from yoga and karate classes to team sports of hockey, netball and tennis, there is a sport for all.
This Scotland’s leading all girls’ boarding school is blessed with over 50 acres of beautiful grounds which offer an enviable range of sporting facilities including an International sized all-weather floodlit hockey pitch, eight floodlit all-weather tennis courts, riding school with livery, extensive playing fields, a superb sports hall, fitness suite and climbing wall, and a new 25m indoor swimming pool complex.
In addition, the majority of girls become involved in an extensive range of other after school sporting activities such as Aerobics, Badminton, Cricket, Fitness Gym, Football, Highland Dancing, Karate, Modern Dance, Rock Climbing, Rugby, Skiing, year-round Tennis Coaching, Yoga, Zumba dance, team practices for major sports and team fitness training sessions. The school has a strong programme of inter-school sporting activity.
Sport is a significant part of life for every girl at Kilgraston. We recognise that not every girl is ‘sporty’, but we encourage them to try everything and as a result discover a sport which they will enjoy.
Hockey AcademyAt this Scotland’s leading all girls’ boarding school we work hard at all our sports and our new Hockey and Tennis Academies are an opportunity to attract gifted athletes to develop and nurture their skills. This is an exciting new development that will enhance the current pupils’ performance but also allow others to maximise their talents and ensure that we are looking after the elite performers at Kilgraston School.
This Scotland’s leading all girls’ boarding school has recently completed the development of a new full sized astro hockey pitch with flood lighting to allow play to continue after school, both for the girls at school and also linking to the wider community.
Along with our outstanding facilities we have outstanding staff to help push and develop the skills of our players.
Participation in musical activities has been proven to significantly
develop children’s social, cognitive and motor skills as well as foster
greater teamwork. The benefits to children are extensive and the Music
department in this Scotland’s leading all girls’ boarding school
offers a wide range of extra-curricular
activities for students of all ages.
The ability to perform in front of an audience is a difficult skill to master and regular rehearsals and performances improve confidence and self-esteem, helping pupils to develop a variety of skills that no classroom can teach. The experience of performing on stage can equip students with skills that will benefit them for many years in the future.
The Music Department is headed up by Andrew McGarva, Director of Music. Andrew is a graduate of the RSAMD where he studied Violin Performance with Warren Jacobs.
This Scotland’s leading all girls’ boarding school has a legendary reputation for art where many past pupils have gained national recognition. There are opportunities to study fine art, ceramics, graphics and photography, and pupils are encouraged to experiment using new media.
The girls make regular visits to workshops, galleries, and exhibitions locally and nationally and practicing artists are frequently invited to the school to talk, give demonstrations and discuss techniques and ideas.
Art is a very popular choice at Kilgraston and girls can study it at Standard Grade, Higher, Advanced Higher and A-Level.
Drama is an important, popular and rewarding aspect of school life as well as featuring as part of the curriculum. Participating in drama activities is especially beneficial for developing communication and teamwork skills, whilst at the same time providing the girls with an enormous amount of fun.
The impressive and varied productions (which take place in the school’s new state of the art theatre) attract not only parents and friends, but also a wider audience drawn from the locality.
There are opportunities for those with thespian interests to become involved in the Senior School’s stunning drama and musical productions held biennially alongside the annual Prep School productions.
Private LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) classes leading towards examinations and awards offer another popular choice for pupils at Kilgraston who wish to further their interest.
From Edinburgh and the South, follow Forth Road Bridge and M90 towards Perth. Exit Junction 9 for Bridge of Earn, turn left off motorway towards Bridge of Earn and Perth. After several hundred metres at mini roundabout turn left and then several hundred metres turn right following signs to Kilgraston School.
From Glasgow and the West, follow A80, M80 to Stirling and then M9 and A9 to Perth. At Broxden Roundabout by Perth, turn right following Edinburgh M90 until exit at Junction 9 for Bridge of Earn. Turn right off motorway towards Bridge of Earn and Perth. After several hundred metres at mini roundabout turn left and then several hundred metres turn right following signs to Kilgraston School.
From Inverness and the North follow A9 to Perth. At Broxden Roundabout follow above instructions from Glasgow.
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