Belhaven Hill School

Belhaven Hill School
The original schoolhouse at Belhaven in 2024
Location
Belhaven Road Dunbar , East Lothian , EH42 1NN Scotland
Coordinates	56°00′03″N2°32′09″W / 56.0007°N 2.5358°W / 56.0007; -2.5358
Information
Type	Preparatory school Day & boarding school
Motto	Be Creative, Be Courteous, Be Courageous, Be Belhaven
Established	4th May, 1923
Headmaster	Olly Langton
Gender	Co-educational
Age	4to 13
Enrolment	143 (2023)
Colour	Dark Blue/Light Blue
Publication	https://www.belhavenhill.com/The-Bugle/
Former pupils	Old Belhavians
Website	https://www.belhavenhill.com/

Belhaven Hill School is an independent, co-educational preparatory school for boarding and day pupils aged 4 to 13 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. ^[1]

The current headmaster is Olly Langton.

Belhaven Hill School's history begins in 1923, when it was founded by Brian Simms. The main building was originally an old private house, and the school operated initially with just a handful of pupils and two staff — as of 2023, it had 143 pupils. The school's grounds stretch to 20 acres

School expansion

Building on the expertise gathered over several years since the start of the Form 6 class (for 7 year olds), the school has extended education to 5 and 6 year olds (the pre-prep). The pre-prep consists of thirty children, with ten in each year group.

Notable Alumni

See also: Category:People educated at Belhaven Hill School

• Hugh Buchanan (artist), Scottish artist
• James Chichester, Earl of Belfast (born 1990), aristocrat
• Alexander Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone (born 1980), aristocrat. ^[2]
• Rear Admiral Sir Ronald Forrest (1923–2005), senior Royal Navy officer. ^[3]
• Andro Linklater (1944–2013), writer and historian. ^[4]
• Magnus Linklater (born 1942), journalist
• Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914–2003), British historian. ^[5]
• Vice Admiral Sir George Vallings (1932–2007), senior Royal Navy officer. ^[6]
• George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington (born 1985) ^[7]

References

1. "Belhaven Hill". Tatler . 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
2. "Elphinstone" . Who's Who . Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 March 2016.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
3. "Forrest, Rear-Adm. Sir Ronald (Stephen)" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 March 2016.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
4. "Andro Linklater". The Guardian . 21 November 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
5. Adam Sisman (2012). Hugh Trevor-Roper: The Biography. pp. 12–15. ISBN   978-0297858560 . Retrieved 18 March 2016.{{cite book}}: |newspaper= ignored (help)
6. "Vice Admiral Sir George Vallings". The Daily Telegraph . 10 March 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
7. "Marriages", OB News, belhavenhill.com, accessed 18 February 2023

External links

• Belhaven Hill School
• Inspection of Standards and Quality in Belhaven Hill School Dunbar