Kilgraston School
| Motto | Act with determination |
|---|---|
| Established | 1930 |
| Type | Independent day and boarding |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Dorothy Macginty |
| Founders | Society of the Sacred Heart |
| Location |
Bridge of Earn Perth PH2 9BQ Scotland Coordinates: 56°20′29″N 3°24′58″W / 56.3414°N 3.416°W |
| Local authority | Perth and Kinross |
| DfE number | 538/3320 |
| Students | 275~ |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 5–18 |
| Campus | Rural; 72 acres (290,000 m2) |
| Website | kilgraston |
Kilgraston School is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 5–18. The school is centred upon a mansion house set in 72 acres (290,000 m2) of parkland, at Bridge of Earn, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Perth and less than an hour’s drive from Edinburgh. It is the only Catholic boarding secondary school in Scotland and is located within the Diocese of Dunkeld. The school has links with the boys' school Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh and occasionally co-organises socials and functions together. Kilgraston has thriving music and arts departments, hockey, tennis and swimming academies, and is Scotland's only school with an on-site equestrian centre. In 2013 Kilgraston was ranked fourth in the top Scottish schools by Advanced Highers. Most recently in 2015, Kilgraston was named as the Sunday Times top performing independent school for Highers and Advanced Highers 2015.
Junior Years (ages 5–12), Senior School (ages 13–16) and Sixth Form. It is a member of the Girls' Schools Association.
Kilgraston's earliest records date back to the 13th century where it was called Gilgryston. John Grant, the eldest son of Patrick Grant of Glenlochy, in Strath Spey, Inverness-shire, and whose principal wealth was made in Jamaica, was for several years a member of the Assembly there, becoming an assistant Judge of Jamaica's Supreme Court, and eventually succeeded Thomas French as Chief Justice of that island in January 1783, which office he held until 1790. Also, in 1783, he was confirmed as an armiger by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Grant purchased, towards the end of the 18th century, from the Murray and Craigie families, the contiguous estates of Kilgraston and Pitcaithly, situated in the east end of the beautiful and rich valley of Strath Earn, and extending over part of the Ochil Hills. He died issueless at Edinburgh on 29 March 1793, and is buried under a marble tablet in St Cuthbert's Churchyard. He was succeeded in his estates by his brother Francis (d. 1819, who built the mansion.
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