Butterstone is Scotland's only completely independent preparatory school for girls. It has extremely high standards of work, games and behaviour, with every girl being encouraged to do her best in a friendly family-based environment.
The School building is a beautifully-maintained Georgian house set in its own gardens, park, fields and woodland. Modern facilities and light, airy classrooms and bedrooms make this an ideal setting for children.
Many girls ride and some are able to keep their own ponies at School. Others keep small pets.
Music is particularly strong. There is a choir, orchestra and various chamber groups, and most girls learn at least one instrument. Art, Speech and Drama are popular activities and, every year, each girl takes an English Speaking Board examination, in which she prepares a talk, a reading from a favourite book, and a poem. This all takes place in front of a small audience and an outside examiner. LAMDA exams are also taken.
In 1992/3 nine scholarships were won to leading senior independent schools all over Scotland and England and in 1997 there were seven awards to Senior Schools.
The School now also has its own Nursery and Pre-preparatory sections for girls and boys from the age of 2.5 years.
