The school shares sports and other facilities with local maintained schools and with members of the general public. These include a public health club, use of all-weather pitches, playing fields and meeting venues.

Recent examples of shared use include:

• SRU use pitches for U16 and U18 district level training as do the Scotland U18 squad.
• The SLA makes use of our facilities for training.
• Westwoods (our leisure and sports facility) is used by local sports clubs for a variety of purposes.
• Scottish Saltires have used our cricket facilities.
• Edinburgh Netball League and Lothian Basketball League use our facilities.
• There are annual cricket and hockey camps.
• Inverleith Spartans use our pitches.
• The Local Primary Sports Association uses our grounds.
• The Chapel is used by the Sir Malcolm Sargent Cancer Choir for rehearsals.
• Our facilities are used for a national Summer Croquet competition.
• The swimming pool is used by outside clubs.
• The Upper is used by USA universities as a SAT centre.
• Fettes College is used as a centre for external examinations.
• Lothian and Borders Police have the use of our facilities for receptions and award ceremonies.
• Film students use our facilities.
• Charities use the buildings as a venue for fundraisers.
• An annual Jazz Festival is held
• Our facilities are increasingly advertised and used as a venue for weddings.
• Youth Music UK holds an annual event.
• An Antiques Fair is held on an annual basis.
• Over 600 overseas participants attend annual residential English Language Schools.
• A Teeny Ball is held annually for teenage children.