The Glasgow Academy
This article is about the school. For the concert venue sometimes known by the same name, see O2 Academy Glasgow.
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| Motto |
Serva Fidem (Keep [the] Faith) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1845 |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Religion | Church of Scotland |
| Rector | Peter Brodie |
| Founders | Members of Free Church of Scotland |
| Location |
Colebrooke Street Glasgow G12 8HE Scotland |
| Local authority | Glasgow City Council |
| Students | 1350 approx |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses |
Arthur Fraser Morrison Temple |
| Charity Number | SCO 15638 |
| Campuses | Kelvinbridge, Milngavie & Newlands |
| Website |
www |
The Glasgow Academy is a coeducational independent day school for pupils aged 3–18 in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the third best secondary school in Scotland according to its Higher exam results.[1] Founded in 1845, it is the oldest continuously fully independent school[2] in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located in the Kelvinbridge area and has approximately 1350 pupils, split between three preparatory school sites and a senior school. The current rector is Peter Brodie, who has held the position since 2005.
HMIe last inspected the school in November 2008.[3]
House system
The school has a well established house system, which divides all pupils in the school into four different Houses, each represented by a School Colour:
- Arthur
- Fraser
- Morrison
- Temple
All of the houses are named after notable alumni or previous Rectors that have influenced the Academy greatly.
In the Senior School, House assemblies are normally held once a week and are run by two teachers, one male and one female, as Head of Houses.
Senior Pupils enter a wide range of activities competing in Houses. These activities include football, rugby, hockey, debating as well as an annual House singing competition and an annual Sports Day.
Notable alumni
- Frederick Anderson, Chairman, Municipal Council, Shanghai International Settlement, 1905-06.
- John Arthur, Church of Scotland missionary to East Africa.
- J. M. Barrie, writer of 'Peter Pan'
- Laura Bartlett, British Hockey Player and Olympic Athlete [4][5][6]
- John Beattie (rugby player), rugby player for Scotland and British Lions
- Sir James Caird (1864–1954), founder of the National Maritime Museum.
- Miller Caldwell, Author, UNESCO Camp Manager at Mundihar in Pakistan [7]
- Billy Campbell, winner of the 2009 Scottish BAFTA Best Fictional Film award for 'Life of a Pigeon'.[8]
- Sir John Cargill, Chairman of Burmah Oil Company, 1904–1943
- Jackson Carlaw, Scottish Conservative Party MSP.
- Archibald Corbett, 1st Baron Rowallan, politician and philanthropist.
- Douglas Crawford, Scottish National Party MP
- Darius Campbell (born Danesh), singer-songwriter & actor
- Donald Dewar, Scottish Labour Party MP and MSP, first First Minister of Scotland
- Walter Elliot, Scottish Unionist Party MP, Secretary of State for Scotland
- Niall Ferguson, Professor of History at Harvard University
- George Macdonald Fraser, Author [9]
- John Gardner (law), Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford
- Thomas Dunlop Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde, Scottish Unionist Party MP
- Group Captain Sir Louis Leisler Greig, KBE, CVO British naval surgeon, and intimate of King George VI (1880–1953)
- Sir Angus Grossart, Chairman and executive director of merchant bank Noble Grossart [10]
- Rev. Dr Andrew Harper, Scottish–Australian Biblical scholar and Principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne and St Andrew's College, Sydney (also attended Scotch College, Melbourne)[11]
- Michael Hirst, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MP and Chairman
- Sir William Wilson Hunter, K.C.S.I. (1840–1900)
- Andrew Innes, rhythm guitarist for Primal Scream
- Sir Jeremy Isaacs Founder of Channel 4
- William Paton Ker, literary critic
- John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard, diplomat and crossbench life peer
- Colin Kidd, Professor of Modern History at University of Glasgow
- Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker, philosopher
- Maurice Lindsay CBE Scottish broadcaster, writer and poet (1918–2009).
- Sir James Lithgow, shipbuilder and industrialist; 1883–1952
- Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum[12]
- Alan Mackin, Professional tennis player (Ranked 262 in World)[13]
- Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, leader of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Democrats
- Alan MacNaughtan, Actor
- Guy McCrone, Author and founding member of the Glasgow Citizens Theatre
- George Matheson theologian and preacher (1842–1906)
- Jim Mollison pioneer aviator (1905-1959)
- W. H. Murray, mountaineer, explorer and writer
- David Omand Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, former senior British civil servant, visiting professor at King's College London
- Alexander Pollock, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MP, sheriff
- William Ramsay, discovered the gas 'Argon'
- John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, founder of the BBC
- James Prime, keyboard player for Deacon Blue,lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland
- Albert Russell, Scottish Unionist Party MP, Solicitor General for Scotland
- William Sharp, poet and literary biographer
- Ninian Smart, scholar of religion
- Norman Stone, historian
- Iain Vallance, Baron Vallance of Tummel, ex Chief Executive of BT, Liberal Democrat politician
- Herbert Waddell Scottish rugby internationalist and president of the Barbarians(1902–1988)
- Sir James Wordie, polar explorer and geologist
Notable alumni of Westbourne School for Girls
- Vivien Heilbron, actress
- Fiona Kennedy, singer, actress and broadcaster
Bibliography
MacLeod, Iain M., The Glasgow Academy 150 Years, (The Glasgow Academicals' War Memorial Trust, 1997)
References
- ↑ http://www.theglasgowacademy.org.uk/news/48''. Missing or empty
|title=(help); - ↑ "Glasgow Academy | Junior and Senior Mixed Independent School | Scotland". Guide to Independent Schools. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ http://www.theglasgowacademy.org.uk/ntga/home/The%20Glasgow%20Academy%20HMIe%20Report.pdf
- ↑ Laura Bartlett. "Laura Bartlett". Great Britain Hockey. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080909174218/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/4/225274.shtml
- ↑ "Parents Info - News". Theglasgowacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ Miller Caldwell. "Netherholm Publications - Miller Caldwell - Home Page". Miller Caldwell. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ "BAFTA for Billy Campbell | UCA". Ucreative.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ "George MacDonald Fraser". Telegraph. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ DOUGLAS FRASER, Scottish Political Editor (2008-09-11). "Why Grossart's appointment is such a coup - Herald Scotland". Theherald.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ Chambers, Don (1983). "Harper, Andrew (1844 - 1936)". Australian Dictionary of Biography 9 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 200–202. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ↑
- ↑ "Tennis - ATP World Tour - Tennis Players – Alan Mackin". Atptennis.com. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
External links
- Official Website
- The Glasgow Academy's page on Scottish Schools Online
- Profile on the Independent Schools Council website
Coordinates: 55°52′33″N 4°16′46″W / 55.87583°N 4.27944°W
