Gordonstoun A GSG School
- Gordonstoun
Elgin
Moray
IV30 5RF - Head: Peter Green
- T 01343 837837
- F 01343 837808
- E admissions@gordonstoun.org.uk
- W www.gordonstoun.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Moray
- Pupils: 510; sixth formers: 214
- Religion: Inter- / non- denominational
- Fees: Day £15,447 - £44,520; Boarding £37,740 - £61,440 pa (last updated on 07/01/2025)
- Open days: We are holding monthly Virtual Open Days – the dates are advertised on our website.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
We’ve all heard schools talking about the importance of physical exercise, but Gordonstoun really does walk the walk. In fact, thanks to its founder, the inspirational Jewish educationalist Kurt Hahn, it invented the walk. Its 80 foot sail training vessel, Ocean Spirit, makes annual trips to destinations such as the Arctic. Pupils regularly leave for drama school. As part of the school’s fully trained fire service, pupils are called out to real blazes...
What the school says...
As well as preparing students for exams, Gordonstoun prepares them for life. The close-knit boarding community, located on a 220-acre woodland campus in Scotland, is immersed in a uniquely broad curriculum. Gordonstoun’s motto – Plus Est En Vous – asks students to discover more inside themselves. An extensive range of academic activities and practical discovery helps students find their own authentic passions and reveal their full potential. Offering outstanding and sector leading pastoral care, Gordonstoun is also uniquely equipped to support your child whilst preparing them academically, individually and practically, for life after school. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
School associations
Round Square - a network of 40 schools worldwide that share ideals such as internationalism, adventure and service.
Sports
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Principal since August 2024, Peter Green, previously executive headmaster of the Rugby School Group. Geography degree from Edinburgh and PGCE from St Andrew’s College (now Glasgow University). He began his teaching career at St Olave’s Grammar School, followed by Strathallan and Uppingham School where he was a housemaster and head of geography. Thence to Ampleforth College as second master before becoming head of Ardingly, then Rugby where he introduced the IB. He is joined by his wife, Brenda, with whom he has two grown-up children. His interests include rugby football and music, in particular choral music. He admits he almost decided to ‘semi-retire’ but was ‘enticed to this incredible position’. This is his third headship.
Head of senior school since September 2023, Simon Cane-Hardy BA (history, Cardiff), was previously deputy head...
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Special Education Needs
Gordonstoun School provides learning support for students across the mainstream educational curriculum, within its dedicated Learning Support building, offering state of the art resources and ICT equipment. The department aims to build the confidence and self-esteem of all the students whilst meeting their specific learning challenges both in the Learning Support lessons and through collaborative approaches with mainstream colleagues. The school has over the years built upon its foundations in meeting the often diverse needs of its students by offering a diverse and unique curriculum, aiming to develop confident and competent young people for today's society.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
|
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield and Brookham School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Lockers Park School | 2024 | 1 | 1 All round Scholarship | |
| New College School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 All Rounder Scholarship |
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