The Mary Erskine School was founded in 1694 with a donation from Mary Erskine, widow of an Edinburgh apothecary, in response to a proposal by the Merchant Company to establish a foundation for the education of daughters of the burgesses. The Mary Erskine School is one of the oldest girls schools in the world and continues to flourish today as Scotland’s premier school for girls.

For further information, visit the school’s website at www.esms.edin.sch.uk or telephone 0131 347 5700.

Principal: David Gray