Merchiston Castle School
Many schools can boast about their exceptional academic results, university success rates, extensive sporting and co-curricular programmes, welcoming atmospheres and stunning grounds and facilities. Indeed, we can do that as well.
What makes Merchiston Castle School different, however, is a combination of things: size, a genuine focus on the needs of the individual, and an understanding of boys’ outlook and how to get the very best out of them.
It is a potent trio. It is what enables Merchiston Castle to know their boys really well and understand what makes them tick. It is why they can support them in a way that is material and motivating to them. It is the reason your son will strive for personal excellence and want to be the best version of himself. It is the secret of their, and our, success.
The mission is to provide a caring community for every boy, which treats him as an individual, unearths and tends his talents, encourages him to pursue excellence in all he does, and enables him to truly flourish.
A community focused on wellbeing is central; without it no one will ever achieve their best. That is why wellbeing underpins everything they do. Boys thrive because they are known, understood, valued, and supported in everything they do.
Merchiston is a remarkable school where boys make lifelong friends and community connections, whilst gaining a world-class, global, outward-looking education.
They would love to talk to you about your son and, more importantly, talk with him to work out what makes him tick, discuss where he wants to go next and make sure he has the toolkit to get there.
Merchiston’s young men leave us as rounded individuals, not only having achieved the highest level of personal academic success, but with a sense of who they are and with respect for others, having learnt what it means to have true integrity and character.
Our success proves that what we do works.
‘A balanced curriculum, excellent pastoral care and a high A level pass rate make Merchiston one of the UK’s leading independent schools’ – ukboardingschools.com