Gordonstoun

As well as preparing students for exams, Gordonstoun prepares them for life. The school’s uniquely broad curriculum encourages every individual to fulfil their potential as human beings. The school motto is Plus est en vous – There is more in you. At Gordonstoun, this sense of possibility is presented to its students, every day. The curriculum encompasses academic ambition; world leading outdoor education; active engagement in service to the community and outstanding sport and performing arts.


ISC associations: HMC, IAPS, ISBA

Religious affiliation: Non-denominational

Day/boarding type: Day, Weekly/Flexible Boarding and Full Boarding

Gender profile: Coeducational

Size: 547

Gordonstoun fees:

Boarding fees per term:
£10,350 to £16,330

Day fees per term:
£4,750 to £11,867

Scholarships & bursaries:
Available

ISC reference number:
36954

SEED Number:
5280338

Boys - age range & pupil numbers:

Day: 4 to 19 (81)

Boarding: 8 to 19 (224)

Sixth Form: (131)

Girls - age range & pupil numbers:

Day: 4 to 19 (91)

Boarding: 8 to 19 (151)

Sixth Form: (88)

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Additional Information

As well as preparing students for exams, Gordonstoun prepares them for life.

The school’s uniquely broad curriculum encourages every individual to fulfil their potential academically, but it does more than that. It encourages students to fulfil their potential as human beings. The school motto is ‘Plus est en vous’ – There is more in you.  At Gordonstoun, this sense of possibility is presented to its students, every single day.

‘It wasn’t until we saw the curriculum and the schedule of what they would be doing each day that we truly understood the difference between Gordonstoun and other schools.’ Current parent.

Gordonstoun’s remarkable location on a 200 acre woodland estate in the North of Scotland provides the background for its world beating outdoor education programme.  Gordonstoun was the birth place of both the Outward Bound Movement and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and expeditions to the Scottish Highlands or sail training on the School’s 80ft Sailboat are an integral part of the school’s day to day life.  Students gain invaluable experience in being both leaders and team players and in having compassion and understanding for their fellows - and of themselves.  

Active engagement in service to the local community also comprises a core part of Gordonstoun’s ‘working week’, further expanding the students’ sense of personal and social responsibility and building self-esteem.  

Gordonstoun follows the English GCSE and A-Level curriculum.  With a staff/pupil ratio of 1:7 and every student’s progress carefully overseen by their tutor, they go on Universities, Colleges and Art Schools all over the world.

The students at Gordonstoun inhabit a community which is both balanced and internationally dynamic.  Pupils aged 7-18 live and learn alongside fellow students from across the social, cultural and geographical board.  And because Gordonstoun is one of the few remaining full boarding schools, it has a seven day programme which ensures that students are happily integrated and engaged.  It also affords the opportunity to make full use of the comprehensive facilities on offer - which includes an expansive sports centre, a drama and dance centre and music studios.

The uniquely all-round education on offer at Gordonstoun provides its students with the chance to develop intellectually, emotionally, physically and spiritually because Gordonstoun understands that the broader the experience the broader the mind.

 

Scholarships & Bursaries offered

  • Academic scholarships
  • All Rounder awards
  • Art scholarships
  • Design scholarships
  • Drama scholarships
  • Music scholarships
  • Sport scholarships
  • Sixth Form scholarships
  • H M Forces discounts
  • Sibling discounts
  • Lump sum payment discounts
  • Bursaries for new entrants
  • Hardship awards for existing pupils

Disclaimer: Data is provided by the school, ISC is not responsible for inaccuracies