Support & Opportunity

Girls and boys, aged 12-18, can choose to stay on site, joining one of seven homely boarding houses, whilst day-pupils also have a room in a house.  With most of Glenalmond’s teachers living onsite this provides an excellent level of support offering the children better opportunities to grow, shape and flourish in all key areas such as sport, music, drama, and art.  With an average of 345 pupils on site, all of whom are split equally between boys and girls, each are known individually within the smaller class sizes creating a more personal teaching environment.

Cutting edge facilities

Excellent facilities are abound, including all manner of sporting areas such as an Olympic-standard, water-based hockey Astro, nine-hole James Braid-designed golf course, rugby and cricket pitches with incredible scenic views, as well as swimming pool, cardio room, tennis and squash courts.

Academic Life

The pursuit of excellence, with every child encouraged to make the most of their academic abilities, is fundamental to the school's commitment to its pupils.

The academic focus of the school is clear. All pupils study for GCSEs and A levels or Highers, with a curriculum spanning 25 subjects in the Sixth Form offering an excellent basis for entry to university and higher education.

Every year a good number of pupils achieve places at Oxford and Cambridge, a high proportion get places at Russell Group universities (the top 24 UK universities) and 98% of leavers go on to university or higher education. Throughout their school career every pupil is helped to recognise and develop their academic strengths.