Founded in 1827, Loretto is Scotland’s first boarding school. Today, it welcomes boarders & day pupils aged 3-18.
The school is set in a safe & green 85-acre campus in Musselburgh, just 6 miles from Edinburgh and its international airport. It enjoys all the advantages of its rural setting while being globally connected.
Loretto is one of the UK’s leading independent schools, with outstanding results at GSCE and A-Level. More than nine pupils out of 10 achieve places at their chosen university, including Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews, Newcastle, and Durham.
Welcoming about 500 girls & boys, Loretto is a small school where every pupil is known personally and offered the opportunity to grow as a fulfilled individual, in mind, body, and spirit. The school offers comprehensive programmes in Sport, Arts and Adventure. Loretto’s campus integrates extensive sporting facilities, a music school, creative studios, a science centre, as well as the industry-leading Loretto Golf Academy.