East Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 1DL
10 reasons to choose Fettes Prep
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Fettes Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 88. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Edinburgh and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Fettes Prep is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 13 years. Boarding from Year 3 for the 20% of pupils who board. All are full boarders. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Fettes College, an all-through school to age 18. Fettes Prep fees range from £4,598 (Rec) to £8,098 per term (2025/26). Full boarding fees are £12,098 per term. Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Fettes Prep has two classes per year to Year 6 (P6), four from Year 7 (P7), and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of their time in Fettes Prep, most pupils move up to Fettes College.
The Fettes Prep curriculum
School curriculum is guided by the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence, and the English National Curriculum. It also includes PSHE, French, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a leadership course for Year 7 and 8 which involves communication skills, outdoor challenge and charitable work.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for music, art, languages, computing, drama and sport throughout, and for most subjects from Primary 5.
Sport at Fettes Prep
School offers over 20 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and an extensive extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Primary 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in skiing.
The Arts at Fettes Prep
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and three-quarters take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Four choirs (one tours), an orchestra and up to ten instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Fettes Prep
The Edinburgh Academy Junior School (0.8 miles); ESMS Junior School (1.1 miles); St George’s School for Girls Junior & Lower (1.5 miles); Cargilfield Preparatory School (4.3 miles).
Fettes College (0 miles); The Edinburgh Academy (1 mile); Stewart’s Melville College (1.1 miles); St George’s School for Girls, Edinburgh (1.5 miles).