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Our School

George Heriot founded our school in 1628 with a charitable vision that we continue to pursue today.

Heriot’s is Scotland’s leading independent school (as voted by The Sunday Times 2020 and the Independent School Parent magazine 2021). We welcome children of all backgrounds who will flourish in our happy, caring and stimulating environment.Pupils aged 4 to 18 learn side by side, as part of one big Heriot’s family.

Pupils aged 4 to 18 learn side by side, as part of one big Heriot’s family.

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Our Values

Work Hard. Be Kind. Be Yourself.

At George Heriot's School, we are shaped by three simple values: Work Hard. Be Kind. Be Yourself.

These values help us to work together, so that collectively, we thrive

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A grounded school with a wide social reach.

Engagement Campaign of the Year Award 2024

We are pleased to announce that George Heriot’s School has been recognised by The Institute of Development Professionals in Education (IDPE) during the national Celebration of Giving Week as the winner of the Engagement Campaign of the Year Award 2024.

We Are All George Heriot

As we approach the end of 2024 the School is proud and thankful to every single person within the Herioter community who came together to ensure the success of the We are all George Heriot campaign.

AH biologists for World Aids Day

AH biology students simulated an HIV outbreak using the ELISA protocol, to detect and track transmission of the virus.

House Solo Piping and Drumming Competition

Congratulations to all who performed in the House Solo Piping and Drumming Competition on Sunday 6th October.

Our Foundation

Gifts of every size make a genuine difference to Heriot’s and will enrich the lives of pupils in need, both today and in the future.

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Giving back is part of our nature.

The Foundation makes Heriot’s unique, enabling us to offer free places at our school for children who have lost a parent.

Care and compassion are central to all that we do, and our pupils strive to live up to the motto that adorns every blue blazer.

Heriot’s exists only because of the charitable foundation at its core, so it is perhaps unsurprising that our concern for others runs deep.

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