It was a boys only, fee-paying school run by monks from the Kelso Abbey and was overseen by the Duke of Roxburghe, the Kirk Session and the Heritor.

The Kelso Grammar School was considered in very poor condition and closed its doors in February 1873.

[4][5] It was designed by Edinburgh architects George Reid and John Smith Forbes and today is Category B listed by Historic Scotland as a building of outstanding architectural interest.

[6][7] On 14 November 2017, the current building, built by Morrison Construction, opened on Angraflat Road.

Sir James Douglas, a close friend, promised to take his heart to the Holy Land after he would die.

They joined the fighting in Seville, Spain where Douglas was killed on 25 March 1330 in the battle of Zebas de Arcales.