Gordonstoun
A boarding school on a 200-acre woodland campus near Elgin in Moray, Scotland, with a Prep School and Senior School on the same site. The school describes itself as one of the few remaining full-boarding schools in the UK and also offers limited weekly places.
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At a glance
- School type
- Independent · Private
- Official website
- gordonstoun.org.uk
Address: Gordonstoun, Elgin, Moray, IV30 5RF
Academic
- Ages taught
- Prep School and Senior School share one campus; boarders are aged 8-18.source
- School admits
- Not confirmed
- Day places
- Yessource
- Curriculum
- Not confirmed
- Qualifications
- Not confirmed
- Teaching languages
- ENsource
- Learning support
- Not confirmed
- English-language support
- English as an Additional Language if required (listed in the weekly boarding inclusions).source
- Size
- Not confirmed
Boarding
Full boarding
Pupils live at school during term, including weekends.
Weekly boarding
Pupils board from Monday to Friday and go home at weekends.
Flexible boarding
Pupils can board on some nights or for part of the week; the school sets the pattern.
- Boarding entry
- Boarding options for Prep pupils aged 8-13 are full, weekly and flexi (occasional nights); limited weekly boarding places are also available in the Senior School. (ages 8 and over)source
- Boarding is for
- Not confirmed
- Accommodation
- On campussource
- Boarding houses
- There are 8 boarding houses overall (7 in the Senior School), each led by live-in House Parents.source
- Rooms
- Not confirmed
- Weekends and holidays
- Full boarders stay 7 days a week, going home for half terms and holidays, with the option of Leave Out weekends. Weekly boarders stay 4 or 5 nights a week.source
- Pastoral care
- Houseparents live in the boarding house with their families alongside an Assistant Houseparent and Matrons, providing pastoral care 24 hours a day.source
- Activities
- Not confirmed
- Facilities
- Not confirmed
Admissions
- Entry points
- Scholarship assessments are held for entry into Year 7 or 8 (Prep) and Year 9 or Year 12 (Senior).source
- Application process
- Register, interview, school report and referee plus passport copy, additional academic assessments may be required, review by the Principal's Office, then deposit and signed contract.source
- Assessments and interviews
- Interview; additional academic assessments may be required.source
- Documents
- Current school report, a referee and a copy of the child's passport.source
- Language requirements
- Not confirmed
- Deadlines
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Accepted. Students come from over 40 countries.source
- Guardianship
- Not confirmed
Fees
Fees not confirmed. The school has not published figures we could read, or we have not yet reviewed them. Contact the school for the current schedule.
Scholarships and financial assistance
ScholarshipScholarshipssource
Honorary scholarships (Academic, Adventure, Art, Dance & Drama, Music, Sport and others) that do not automatically include fee reductions but give priority consideration for bursaries.
Means-tested financial assistanceMeans-tested bursariessource
Bursary awards can cover up to 100% of fees, with most grants between 10% and 25%.
Other assistanceArmed Forces and FCDO remissionsource
Families with Armed Forces or FCDO connections are eligible for a 10% remission on net fees.
Inspection reports
No inspection report is recorded for this campus in our research yet.
Accreditation, registration and membership
No accreditation, registration or membership is recorded for this school in our research yet.
How to read this page
Every fact links to the page it was read from. “Not confirmed” means we could not find it on an official page; it does not mean the school does not offer it. Research checked describes our own review of official sources and is not an endorsement.
Sources (reviewed 17 October 2026)