New Park School

When the other preparatory school in St Andrews, the previously girls-only St Leonards Junior School began accepting boys, New Park struggled to recruit new pupils. St Leonards also suffered from a decline in pupil numbers, and talks between the schools continued for several years. In March 2005 it was announced that New Park would merge with St Leonards Junior School, to form St Leonards-New Park. The merged school would use the St Leonards campus. The announcement was met with a mixed reaction from New Park parents. St Leonards announced a major redevelopment of their junior school and changed its name from St Leonard's-New Park to St Leonard's Junior School. The project, commencing in June 2011, had an estimated cost of £2.5m, and was funded by the New Park Educational Trust. The New Park name will be used for the redeveloped area of the St Leonard's site. == New Park Educational Trust ==

The original New Park site (excluding the original house, which formed part of the main school building) was sold for development. The money raised is managed by the New Park Educational Trust, which supports local educational projects. The Trust still owns the original house, which has been converted into flats for rental to families involved in education in St Andrews. Headmasters Source: (subsequently Head of St Leonards-New Park) == References ==