01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC009352
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 53
- Postcode
- TD6 9LN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
St Mary's School, Melrose is a charitable company founded in 1945. St. Mary’s co-educational day, flexi and weekly boarding prep school . St. Mary’s Prep School prides itself on the highest possible standards in all areas of the curriculum – in academics and through sport, expressive arts, outdoor learning and clubs. The flexi-weekly boarding on offer is immensely popular due to a non-compulsory element to the provision. Pupils board because they want to, not because they have to, and the mix of experience, energy and youthfulness among the boarding staff in state of the art boarding facilities is second-to-none.. The only prep school in the heart of the Borders with excellent links to Edinburgh on the Borders Railway and this has opened up all sorts of opportunities to working parents looking for first class wrap around care in the form of a quality education for young people from 2-13 years of age.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the School is established are: To provide a school for the education of pupils under 13 years old of either sex and in furtherance of this object:- (a) To own, operate, maintain, develop and promote St. Mary's School, Abbey Park, High Street, Melrose, TD6 9LN. (b) To promote education generally and in particular the education of Boys and Girls. (c) To provide facilities for systematic education, instruction and study in various branches of knowledge, including classical, linguistic, mathematical, scientific, literary, artistic, musical and other cognate subjects. and to employ Headmasters, Lecturers, Teachers and others for giving lectures, demonstrations, instruction and teaching on such subjects. (d) To grant and establish or join or concur in the granting and establishment of prizes, exhibitions, scholarships, bursaries, fellowships, lectureships, professorships or others connected with the School. to make payments of or towards the expenses of pupils or scholars by way of traveling grants or for research or otherwise. and to pay for or provide board and maintenance for pupils or scholars or other persons attending St Mary's School. (e) To enter into arrangements or to act in conjunction with Educational Authorities, Associations, Institutions others, if thought or expedient for the effectual attainment of the objects for which the School is established.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £2,374,919 | £2,562,830 | 53 | 29 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £2,590,292 | £2,457,460 | 53 | 15 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £2,405,385 | £2,230,803 | 53 | 30 April 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £2,091,187 | £2,092,480 | 53 | 10 March 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £1,927,648 | £1,952,141 | 53 | 2 May 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Abbey Park, Melrose
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.stmarysmelrose.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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