St George’s School for Girls and Fettes College have both taken “sufficient measures” to admit more pupils from less wealthy families, according to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).
Fettes, which charges up to £20,235 a year for secondary pupils and £27,150 a year for boarders, now awards bursaries to 11 per cent of its pupils, the OSCR found. St George’s charges up to £10,932 for secondary pupils and grants bursaries to 14 per cent of pupils.
Anne Everest, headteacher at St George’s, is “delighted” with the decision, which exempts the school from corporation tax and brings an 80 per cent cut in rates, as well as eligibility for Gift Aid.
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