For the former private school see Craigmount School.
| Motto | "Life is a journey not a destination" |
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| Headteacher | John Campbell |
| Deputy Heads |
Stephen Kelly Elizabeth McDonald Mike Irving Karen Jarvis |
| Location | Craigs Road Edinburgh EH12 8NH Scotland |
| Website | Craigmount High School |
Craigmount High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland with 1400 pupils located in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It moved into new premises at the beginning of the 2003 academic year. The current headteacher is John Campbell.
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The first school premises were built in 1970 on the site of a farm to provide accommodation for increasing numbers of pupils from new housing developments.
By the late 1990s the school was catering for more pupils than it was designed for and the low-quality fabric of the building was deteriorating. It was obvious that something had to be done and, with renovation of the existing building looking expensive and difficult, the decision was taken to build a new school. In 2003 work began on the new building under a PPP (Public-Private Partnership) scheme which involved selling the existing building and the upper sports pitches to a property developer. The new building was built on the site of the old playing fields. Work was completed on schedule and staff and pupils moved into the school in August 2003.