St Mary’s School, Melrose

Number of pupils 155

Age range Two-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 average academic class size of 14 allows an outstanding level of attention and pastoral care.

St Mary’s School offers a rounded education with weekly sporting fixtures, drama productions and concerts from pre-prep upwards backed by regular orchestra and choirs.

Boarding from seven years old is available for many or few nights a week and is immensely popular with a raft of exciting evening activities carried out both indoors and out.

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