St Mary’s School Melrose

Number of pupils 161 Age range 2-13 Day and flexi-boarding, co-ed

An independent co-educational prep school for two to 13-year-olds offering day, weekly and flexi boarding. A generous pupil-to-adult ratio of 1:7 and academic class size of 14 allows an outstanding level of attention and pastoral care.

St Mary’s helps pupils to achieve the best standards in all areas of the curriculum including sport and expressive arts.

A full calendar of drama productions and concerts from pre prep upwards is backed by regular orchestra and choirs.

Sporting fixtures are also played both north and south of the border.

Boarding is available for as many or few nights a week as required and is immensely popular with a raft of exciting evening activities both indoors and out.

Common Entrance in Year 8 is the culmination of Form 8 pupils’ time at the school with a number also sitting scholarships.