About Loretto

Our day and boarding school is set in a historical campus in the small coastal town of Musselburgh in the outskirts of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh. It provides an all-round day and boarding education for just over 580 boys and girls. There are just over 580 boys and girls at Loretto aged 3 to 18 years.

Junior School Children

The School is made up of two parts - the Loretto Junior School (which is known as 'The Nippers') for children aged 3-12 (Headmaster, Philip Meadows) and the Senior School for those aged 12 and over (Headmaster Peter Hogan). The Junior School has around 200 pupils and has its own separate campus based 5 minutes from the Senior School at North Esk Lodge. Children can attend as day pupils and boarding is offered from 8 years.

Senior School, Sixth Form

The Senior School has about 380 pupils, of whom around 150 are in the Sixth Form. About 70% of the Senior School board. The School is selective and follows the English examination system leading to GCSEs and A levels. Further information on this may be found in the Academic Curriculum section.