Our Move to Co-Education
We are excited to announce that we are becoming a fully co-ed school. The Mary Erskine School and Stewart’s Melville College Senior Schools will be joining together on our Queensferry Road site and our P4-P7 children will be moving to join the rest of the Junior School and Nursery at our Ravelston site. We will make the change in August 2026, creating one co-ed school for 3–18-year-olds, named Erskine Stewart Melville.
Why Co-Education is the Right Choice for Us
Our Schools have a proud history of delivering world class educational opportunities for our students. The diamond structure, with its co-ed Junior School and Sixth Form and single-sex Senior Schools has served our students well since it was introduced 25 years ago, but we have never been a school that sits still, and it is time to look to the future. This strategic decision is part of our vision for the future. It will enhance the educational opportunities we offer our students, provide a structure that is more financially efficient and fit for the future and create a more inclusive community to reflect the modern world.
To allow a seamless transition for students and staff, we will introduce the new structure in August 2026. With a co-ed Junior School and Sixth Form, the move to a fully co-ed school will be a gentle transition for our School.
We are proud of our past – our culture and our traditions – and we will take these with us, but we are even more excited about the future, and we hope you are too. In making this change we are setting the stage for our students to dream big, set ambitious goals, and surpass their own expectations.
Find out more about our move to co-ed.
Please note: From August 2026, The Mary Erskine School, Stewart’s Melville College and The Junior School, currently badged and promoted under the name of “Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools”, otherwise shortened to “ESMS”, will become one co-ed school for 3-18-year-olds, called Erskine Stewart Melville. Until August 2026, the schools are in transition towards their unification, and this website displays the new unified brand. All website content, aside brand and name, remains current notwithstanding this transition period.
