Loretto School - ISD Profile, Rankings & Reviews 2007/08

Loretto School East Lothian Day & Boarding Co-educational, 3-18
Set in 85 acres of leafy campus just outside Edinburgh, Scotland, Loretto school provides an all-round education for just over 500 boys and girls - boarders, flexi-boarders and day pupils - aged 3-18. Loretto is 30 minutes by car from Edinburgh international airport and runs daily minibuses from within the Lothian. The School is made up of two parts - the	Junior School ('The Nippers') for children aged 3-12 and the Senior School for those aged 12 and over. Founded in 1827 as Scotland's original independent boarding school, Loretto is well known for its relaxed family atmosphere, traditional values and emphasis on the development of the whole person, mind,	body and spirit, through academic study, the arts, extra-curricular and sporting activities. The School is particularly renowned for its music, drama and art. The Loretto Golf Academy was established as the UK's first school golf academy in 2002 and attracts many talented golf scholars from around the world.