23 Aug GCSE Results 2018 Glenalmond pupils achieve another set of outstanding GCSE grades and thrive in STEM related subjects and languages
16 Aug A Level Results 2018 Congratulations to all our pupils who have now received their A level results! The overall pass rate for Glenalmond pupils was 98.7% and we are very proud of all of our leavers as they now look towards their university careers.
08 Aug Higher Language Results 2018 Glenalmond College has achieved an outstanding 100% pass rate at grade C and above for language Highers after re-introducing the SQA qualifications into the curriculum as an option for all pupils for the first time since the turn of the century.
13 Jul OG Carly Booth named as Golf Ambassador OG Carly Booth (2008-2010, Lothian) has been named Golf Ambassador for the inaugural European Championships this August.
09 Jul Scotland Hockey Representation for Glenalmond Sixth Former John S has been selected to play for the Scotland U18 Men's Hockey Team this summer.
02 Jul Glenalmond's Junior Poetry by Heart Competition The final of the Glenalmond Junior Poetry by Heart Competition was held in the Upper Library on the very last day of term.
22 Jun Junior House Athletics 2018 Our Junior pupils compete in the annual Inter-House Athletics competition
13 Jun Record Breaking Sixth Former Sixth Former, Cameron S, finishes the annual Abernethy Hill Race in a record breaking time.
06 Jun New Bursar Appointed We welcome David Lish to Glenalmond College as our new Bursar and Clerk to the Council.
25 May YPI Finals 2018 On Wednesday afternoon, we welcomed Alex Reid, the National Coordinator for YPI Scotland, as we held the finals of the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI).
22 May Through the Looking Glass and into Wonderland with Junior Play Head of Drama, Charlie Youlten's, production finale was an action-packed was an action-packed jamboree around Wonderland. ‘Promenade performances’ have long been a favoured structure at Glenalmond and ‘Alice’ guests were treated to previously unseen views of the College as they followed actors around campus.
21 May Tara & Bumble During the Easter holidays, Tara H and her horse ‘Bumble’ (Gannon Oscar) managed to collect all of the double clears required for them to qualify for the 85cm Grand Prix at the Dodson and Horrell National Amateur Finals at Aintree in November.
21 May Floors Castle Horse Trials Congratulations are due to both Glenalmond pupils who did so well at the recent Floors Castle Horse Trials in the beautiful Scottish Borders.
17 May Junior Maths Challenge 2018 - Results Flora K, Ellen M and Gianni S were all awarded certificates in the 2018 Junior Maths Challenge.
17 May Scottish Islands Peaks Race 2018 Glenalmond College and OG teams compete in the Scottish Islands Peaks Race this weekend
14 May Glenalmond College joins BSA nationwide Boarding Orchard Unlike the recent gift of a sapling from French President Macron to President Trump at the White House, the Boarding Schools’ Association Chief Executive has planted an oak at Glenalmond College that will very definitely stay in place for the rest of its natural life...
14 May Glenalmond on tour - come and join us... Once again, there's an opportunity to meet staff from the College and find out a lot more about our Boarding and Day school when we visit a series of summer fairs throughout the country
14 May Glenalmond Cricket Sixes Teams from Arbroath CC, Kinross CC, St Mary's Melrose, Belhaven Hill, Cargilfield, Craigclowan, Ardvreck and Loretto gave us two full Cricket Sixes competitions, one at U13 and one at U11.
01 May Corpus Christi College competition yields first prize for Glenalmond pupil Alex W, a Music Scholar at Glenalmond College and former pupil of Cargilfield Prep in Edinburgh, has just learnt that his submission to the University of Cambridge’s annual Corpus Christi College Essay Competition has been awarded first prize.
26 Apr We Welcome New Member of Staff to Glenalmond College This term we welcomed Rebecca Greenhalgh to Glenalmond College as a member of our Sports Department and Assistant Housemistress of Lothian House
24 Apr BSA Guide to UK Boarding Schools The BSA (Boarding Schools' Association) Guide to UK Boarding Schools Spring 2018 edition has just been published and features an article by Warden Elaine Logan regarding the Digital Revolution in schools. This publication is distributed around the globe and is greatly valued by those considering a British Boarding School education for their child.
23 Apr Maths teacher Mike Jeffers and his magnificent flying machine feature in The Times Mike Jeffers: mountaineer, maths guru, model maker, featured in the newspaper alongside his 1/6 scale model of the ‘Red Baron’s’ infamous ‘Albatros’ biplane while marking the 100 year anniversary of the pilot’s death on 21 April 1918.
18 Apr Tune up for the Glenalmond Gala Concert on Sunday 22 April Come along to our fabulous Gala Concert on Sunday 22 April, 7pm at Perth Concert Hall. A magical whole-school Gala Concert at the magnificent Perth Concert Hall. Glenalmond's Pipes and Drums, Concert Band, String Orchestra, the Glenalmond Cantores, Chapel Choir and Festival Orchestra, not to mention our Music Scholars...something for everyone and everyone very welcome...
16 Apr Destination Scotland. Be a boarder north of the border. It's all aboard for a Scottish boarding school. The Spring edition of the Boarding Schools' Association magazine has a feature on life as a boarder in Scotland and features Glenalmond being set in "300 acres of glorious rolling Perthshire countryside..."
10 Apr Ryan Bromilow OG in The Times OG Ryan Bromilow (Skrine's 2015-17) featured in The Times' T2 Section on Tuesday 10 April, as part of a piece on talented youngsters who have been offered a chance to go to a British boarding school with the SpringBoard Bursary Foundation...
10 Apr Maths Success for Glenalmond Congratulations to the maths 'wizards' who have done so well in the Intermediate Olympiad and Pink Kangaroo UK-wide competition.
09 Apr British Council International School Award success for Glenalmond College Glenalmond College it delighted to announce that it has been awarded the Foundation Level of the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom.
03 Apr The Times - Craigclowan Craigclowan Prep School and Glenalmond College have featured in The Times newspaper. One of the country's top prep schools, and feeder to Glenalmond, Craigclowan has capitalised on its strong educational brand and made an historic move to open several nurseries in and around Beijing. Understandably, this has made headlines...
03 Apr Head of Glenalmond's Classics Department features in The Times newspaper Head of Classics, George Pounder, was called in to translate a never-before-seen 400 year old Latin transcript found in the National Archives, London. The results were a splash in The Times newspaper with a follow-up Leader column...