Merchiston Castle School is an all-boys boarding and day school in Edinburgh with 440 students. The school's mobile-first, modern website design sets a high standard for school websites — not only did it win two prestigious design awards, the website has seen a 54% increase in unique website views and 19% decrease in bounce rate.
UK Independent School Web Design Portfolio
From small schools, to large day and boarding schools, our creative yet pragmatic design team understands your needs and works with you to craft a site as unique and diverse as your campus and community. We understand the importance of first impressions which is why our team takes the time to bring your campus to life online. We offer multi-language sites so that you can showcase your school in any language, custom directories, campus maps, embedded video, and virtually any design enhancement you can dream up to share what makes your school unique.
Our Clients Will Tell You:
"Our new website was completely worth the investment. Six months on from launch, the number of sessions per month increased by 40%. We can do so much more with our website now, the increased functionality benefits both the school and its end users. I'm very pleased with the final result."
Director of Marketing and External Relations
"There is no other schools web company out there right now which comes close to the customer service, development and user friendly CMS platform of Finalsite."
Philippa J. Scudds, Director of Marketing and Communications
"The hamburger menu represents our four main pillars: academic excellence, co-curricular depth and breadth, dedication to pastoral care, and a strong ethos of social responsibility. Our goal was to emphasise these pillars and give them prominence on the site. We were very excited to receive a Platinum website award in the prestigious MarCom competition.”
Nick Ellwood, Head of Communications
"Finalsite has given us a website with a distinctive design which is much admired within our sector. The speed and ease of use for everybody who interacts with it has been fantastic. Composer is really intuitive to use and this, along with the excellent customer support, has resulted in a great partnership. We now think of Finalsite as very much part of our team.”
Jenny Blaiklock, Director of Development and Communications
"The website is the hub that all our digital marketing drives to; it’s at the centre of all we do."
Sophy Walker, Director of Marketing
Be Inspired By Some Amazing Websites!
Tonbridge School is a leading boys' boarding school in the UK, founded in 1553. The homepage video provides both a bird's eye view of the school's stunning 150-acre-campus and more intimate shots of classrooms, extracurricular activities, and day-to-day interactions. As viewers scroll down through the homepage, social media integration, testimonials from "Tonbridge People" (students, faculty, and staff), and an infographic featuring fast facts about the school culminate into three main calls-to-action that lead prospects down the admissions funnel. For current students and alumni, there are quick links available to various microsites–sports, theatre, events and societies.
Two words describe Royal Hospital's award-winning website: beauty and functionality. The three-centuries-old school (founded 1712) has a longstanding naval history, beginning as an institution specifically for boys from seafaring backgrounds. The new site pays homage to its heritage with distinct nautical design elements, a re-energized blue color palette, and a fitting position statement: "Navigating Success." The imaginative design is supported by functional headlines, well-organized pages, and strategic calls-to-action throughout. Viewers will have no trouble "navigating" through this site.
Drawing in on its 400th anniversary, steeped in history, prestige and academic excellence, it is no wonder that Dulwich College remains a popular global choice. Offering learning from the very outset at 6 months in their ‘Ducks’ kindergarten, through to A-Levels in the senior college, Dulwich’s website is clearly navigable into the three different age categories of the school, each colour-branded. An extensive Alumni dropdown also gives the visitor a flavour of life after school for ‘Old Alleynians’. Winner of a Gold Hermes Creative Award, this refreshingly designed site’s subtle sticky header, multimedia visuals, and simple, elegant layouts beautifully exhibit life at the South London campus, and make for an exciting, vibrant user experience. Featuring quick-link driven pages and best practices throughout, it’s easy to find your way to the many facets of school life and beyond at this world-renowned institution.
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