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Contact Details
Linkfield Road, Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 7RE
General Enquiries
Mr Pete Richardson
The school currently has 500 girls and boys from ages 3 to 18
Loretto is well known for its emphasis on the development of the whole person, in mind, body and spirit.
Loretto School was founded by Rev. Thomas Langhorne in 1827 and was bought by Hely Hutchison Almond in 1862 who had previously taught Mathematics under Langhorne and went on to become Head.
Loretto Pre-School welcomes girls and boys from ages 3 to 5, Junior School from ages 5 to 12, and Senior School from ages 12 to 18.
At Loretto, every child is known and nurtured. This is made possible by our purposefully small class sizes where individual attention is provided to every child, during every class.
Our average class size is 12.6 in Junior School, 13 in Senior School, dropping to 8 in A-Level classes.
Day pupils are assigned to one of Loretto’s Houses. Approximately one third of Senior Students are Day Pupils.
There are five Boarding Houses within Loretto’s secure, 85-acre campus. Approximately one third of pupils board full time, another third Flexi Board (three nights per week) and Weekly Boarding has been introduced from Autumn Term 2024 (five nights per week – Monday – Saturday).
We present pupils for GCSE, BTEC and A-Level examinations, all of which secure high UCAS points for entry to University.
Each year our pupils achieve outstanding grades comparably higher than the national average. Our A-Level pass rate is 99%.
Pupils have recently gone to universities across the UK, Europe and the USA, including the Universities of St. Andrews, York, Durham and Cambridge and a wide range of international universities including Berlin, Munich, Glion in Switzerland, Duke University in North Carolina, Campbell University in North Carolina, Kentucky, Arizona and LMU, Los Angeles.
Nurturing creativity and its expression, Loretto’s uniquely rounded approach focuses on the development of the whole person, meaning that The Arts form an important part of our educational provision.
Sport plays a significant role in the daily lives of our pupils and we provide a broad range of opportunities for children of all abilities.
Our fees start at £7,000 per term for Senior School Day pupils and from £3,624 for Junior School.
School fees are inclusive of all meals and snacks (Excluding breakfast club in Pre-School), most extra-curricular activities, most text-books, travel to/from school sporting fixtures and costs for the Combined Cadet Force.
In our Junior School, fees for pupils in Y4-Y7 include our flexible extended day as well as prep and tea, and our Saturday activity programme.
Bursaries and Scholarships are available for our Senior School.
Our Board of Governors sets and reviews the policies, plans and procedures that ensure the best possible education for present and future pupils of the School, including the proper control of its finances. They work closely with the Head and Senior Leadership Team.
Our Bursar is our Head of Operations, Mrs Linda Cessford.
Loretto’s school year is made up of three terms;
- Autumn Term: August to December
- Spring Term: January – March
- Summer Term: April – June
Please contact our welcoming and experienced Admissions Team at admissions@loretto.com or on 0131 653 4455.