Glenalmond College
Glenalmond College
Org 1: HMC
Glenalmond, Perth, Perthshire PH1 3RY
Telephone: 01738 842000 (Reception)
01738 842144 (Admissions Office)
Motto: Floreat Glenalmond
Open events: Saturday 31 January 2026 and Saturday 21 March 2026
Key dates: Michaelmas term: Tuesday 2 September 2025 to Thursday 11 December 2025
Half term: Friday 17 October 2025 to Sunday 2 November 2025
Lent term: Tuesday 6 January 2026 to Thursday 26 March 2026
Half term: Friday 13 February 2026 to Sunday 22 February 2026
Trinity term: Tuesday 21 April 2026 to Saturday 4 July 2026
Half term: Friday 22 May 2026 to Sunday 31 May 2026
Age Range: Senior to 18
Day or Boarding: Day, Weekly Boarding, Full Boarding, Flexi/Occasional Boarding
Gender: Co-ed
Exams offered: A Level, BTEC, GCSE, Scottish Highers
Scholarships Tick: Academic, All-Rounder, Art, Drama, Music, Sport
Scholarships Other Types: Golf, Hockey, Piping, Rugby
Bursaries and discounts: New entrant bursary, Clergy discount, HM forces discount, Sibling discount
Scholarships
Pupils who intend to join Glenalmond in our Third Form can apply for Scholarships in their area of excellence. As well as the kudos of being a Glenalmond Scholar, successful applicants also benefit from a fee remission, of up to 10%. The scholarships come in two forms: named Academic Scholarships; and College Scholarships in Art, Drama, Music, Piping or Sport. We also offer Sixth Form Scholarships.
Bursaries
Applying for financial assistance at Glenalmond is straightforward. All applicants will be invited to register via an online application portal as part of the Admissions process. Applications open in the autumn of each year for school admission in the following September. In the first instance a completed application, including documentary evidence of income, capital, and expenditure, should be submitted by 11 December. Applications submitted after this date may still be considered but any decision will be dependent on the availability of College bursary funds. Applications are first reviewed by the Chief Operating Officer in conjunction with Council members (College governors), but may be referred to an external third party - Bursary Administration Limited (BAL) - who will prepare an independent report and recommendation for the College if requested.
Applications are dealt with sensitively and in the strictest confidence, and indeed any offer and award is conditional upon reciprocal confidentiality. The transformational opportunities of a bursary at Glenalmond are supported by some extremely generous donors. We hope to increase this support, both in number and scale, as widening of access is such an important feature of the ethos of the College sibling discount policy recognises the burden of fees for more than one child at a time and is applied with a 5% remission for a second child, 20% remission for a third child, and 50% remission for a fourth (or more) child. Financial assistance is provided for serving members of the Armed Forces and members of the Clergy, both attracting an automatic 10% remission on fees.