The Glasgow Academy
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| Established | 1845 |
| Type | Independent school |
| Headmaster | Mr. Peter Brodie |
| Founder | Members of Free Church of Scotland |
| Students | 1200 approx |
| Location | Colebrook Terrace Glasgow, Scotland |
| Campus | Kelvinbridge,Milngavie & Newlands |
| Charity Number | SCO 15638 |
| Website | Official Website |
- This should not be confused with the Carling Academy Glasgow
Founded in 1845, The Glasgow Academy is the oldest fully independent school in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located in the Kelvinbridge area and has approximately 1200 pupils, split between three primary schools and a senior school.
The current Rector is Peter Brodie, who has held the position since 2005.
The school is currently in the stage of building a completely new primary school which will replace the older primary school in Colebrooke Terrace. The new school will be built a few hundred yards away on old derelict land which used to be houses. The old school is expected to be changed into more classrooms and expanded facilities for the senior school.
The school has a well established house system which divides all pupils in the school into four different houses: Arthur, Fraser, Morrison and Temple. House assemblies are regularly held and pupils enter a wide range of activities competing in houses. Activities include football, volleyball, debating and an annual house singing competition.
The school offers many sporting opportunities to its pupils ranging from the usual rugby union, field hockey, tennis and cricket to the more unusual shooting and curling. The school also has a CCF, comprising Army, Navy and RAF sections.
[edit] Senior Management Team
- Rector - Mr. Peter Brodie
- Deputy Rector (Head of S1 - S2) - Mr. I.M. MacLeod
- Assistant Rector (Head of S3 - S4) - Dr. J. Andrews
- Assistant Rector (Head of S5 - S6) - Mr. A.L. Evans
- Head of Prep School - Mrs. H.M. Fortune
The Head Boy is Andrew Kraszewski, Head Girl is Kirsty McNaught. The Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl are Christopher Baird and Eliza Grant respectively.[1]
[edit] Notable alumni
- J. M. Barrie, writer of 'Peter Pan'
- John Arthur, Church of Scotland missionary to East Africa.
- Sir James Caird (1864–1954), founder of the National Maritime Museum.
- Sir John Cargill, Chairman of Burmah Oil Company, 1904–1943
- Donald Dewar, Scottish Labour Party MP and MSP, first First Minister of Scotland
- Douglas Crawford, Scottish National Party MP
- Darius Danesh, singer-songwriter & actor
- Walter Elliot, Scottish Unionist Party MP, Secretary of State for Scotland
- Thomas Dunlop Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde, Scottish Unionist Party MP
- Niall Ferguson, Professor of History at Harvard University
- Michael Hirst, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MP and Chairman
- Nicholas P. Jewell, Vice Provost & Professor of Biostatistics, University of California, Berkeley
- William Paton Ker, literary critic
- William Ramsay, discovered the gas 'Argon'
- John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard, diplomat and cross-bench life peer
- Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker, philosopher
- Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, leader of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Democrats
- Alexander Pollock, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MP, sheriff
- John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, founder of the BBC
- Albert Russell, Scottish Unionist Party MP, Solicitor General for Scotland
- William Sharp, poet and literary biographer
- Ninian Smart, scholar of religion
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