Private schools in Glasgow

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Trying to find information re private secondary schools in Glasgow. From real people with experience themselves or through friends. I can read the websites but figure it's better to try to get some insight. What has been your experiences? How are your children getting on? How do you compare what each school has to offer? If you have any links to recent threads, please can you post them.

Y Y . And I don’t think he’s a MNer.

But I thought I’d just check.

Jordanhill is a grant funded school, it’s not private. No fees
Has a convoluted entrance criteria, that seems unfathomable
Complicated by the new development at the Jordanhill campus that basically prioritises those properties as list 1 eg first dibs at getting a place

I have kids at Glasgow Academy and went there myself. One loves it, one struggles. The school has been very supportive. We were given a fee reduction in the first lockdown and a partial refund this time. It is academic and sporty but also also does well with public speaking, debating, drama, music and art. The new rector is fab so I think things will move on at a faster pace once things return to normal.

@AngelicaSchuylerAndHerSisters

I have kids at Glasgow Academy and went there myself. One loves it, one struggles. The school has been very supportive. We were given a fee reduction in the first lockdown and a partial refund this time. It is academic and sporty but also also does well with public speaking, debating, drama, music and art. The new rector is fab so I think things will move on at a faster pace once things return to normal.

Thank you for this.

Still looking for any more feedback from anyone with experience.

I have 2 children at Hutchie (1 senior school, 1 junior) both senior school and junior very nurturing and there is a culture of children being supportive and proud of each others successes. Second child needs a bit of support with reading this was very quickly picked up and learning support put in place from speaking to friends who teach in state she would have been nowhere near being picked up for support in their much larger classes. We have found the sports provision to be great our children enjoy it and the PE staff were phenomenal throughout the second lockdown. Happy to answer any further questions.

@icanboogieboogiewoogie

Most people in Glasgow don't put their kids in private school. They spend the same money moving to the catchments of the best state schools (Jordanhill, St Ninians, Williamwood) so they can pat themselves on the back and say they're supporting the state school system.

Partly true... we're in Bearsden and lots of people choose to live in Bearsden or Milngavie to get their children into the great local primaries or Douglas/Bearsden/Boclair.

But with the people I know it's not "aren't we wonderful for choosing the state sector" it's more making the decision to live in a nice area with good schools early on. Probably cheaper too.. we have three kids and with fees being £15k - £20k per year per child we're certainly quids in even after having bought a in a more expensive year to start with.

Anyway, like others I know people whose children are mostly at the High School of Glasgow but also the two in the west end which I always get muddled up - Kelvinside Academy and Glasgow Academy? All much of a muchness I think. One thing to really consider though is the social aspect - your child will have friends from across the city and facilitating them meeting up out of school means a lot of taxi driving for parents.

@doolaley12

I have 2 children at Hutchie (1 senior school, 1 junior) both senior school and junior very nurturing and there is a culture of children being supportive and proud of each others successes. Second child needs a bit of support with reading this was very quickly picked up and learning support put in place from speaking to friends who teach in state she would have been nowhere near being picked up for support in their much larger classes. We have found the sports provision to be great our children enjoy it and the PE staff were phenomenal throughout the second lockdown. Happy to answer any further questions.

thank you for that info.

@doolaley12 that's great to read. My DS starts p7 in Hutchie after the summer so I've been keeping an eye on this thread. It's a bit daunting for him starting a new school and making new friends but I'm hoping he'll be fine.

@trumpisaflump I have DC at Hutchie primary. They have new children joining all the time so the children are all very used to making new pupils welcome. They do lots of mixing across the year (for PE, Maths sets, Houses, clubs etc) so there are lots of opportunities to make friends both within and out with their own class. They are also mixing the current p6 year up for p7 so the children will all be in new classes rather than your DS going into an existing class. I’m sure your DS will settle in and make friends very quickly.

@ABrushWith ah good to know they are mixing up the p6s this year. That should help with making new friends. Thanks

I’m moving my children to kelvinside academy for an S3 start. Child sat entrance test for at aloysuis, the Glasgow academy and kelvinside. Was offered a place at all 3 schools however kelvinside seemed the best fit. Nurturing environment, small class sizes, excellent facilities and genuinely lovely warm rector and staff. It’s difficult to describe - just got a better feel for kelvinside. Start aug 21’.

I’m moving my children to kelvinside academy for an S3 start. I visited many of the schools and my dd sat entrance test for 3 schools and all 3 offered a place. It’s difficult to describe but kelvinside had a better feel. Excellent facilities, small class sizes, untiring environment and rector was genuinely warm and caring.

Some of the schools I visited were purely academic in there outlook which is fine for some kids but I liked the more relaxed holistic approach.

It’s a very personal thing and important to get right. I think you’ll have to visit schools to get a ‘feel’. The results are all a muchness …..

@Fish4you

I’m moving my children to kelvinside academy for an S3 start. I visited many of the schools and my dd sat entrance test for 3 schools and all 3 offered a place. It’s difficult to describe but kelvinside had a better feel. Excellent facilities, small class sizes, untiring environment and rector was genuinely warm and caring.

Some of the schools I visited were purely academic in there outlook which is fine for some kids but I liked the more relaxed holistic approach.

It’s a very personal thing and important to get right. I think you’ll have to visit schools to get a ‘feel’. The results are all a muchness …..

Thank you. I've heard good things about Kelvinside too.

Hi, what are some schools that are mostly academic in Glasgow?

What about Fernhill in Rutherglen?