Lornshill Academy
Coordinates: 56°07′55″N 3°48′58″W / 56.132°N 3.816°W
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| Motto | United in Effort |
|---|---|
| Established | 1970 |
| Type | Comprehensive High School |
| Head Teacher | Tom Black |
| Location |
Tullibody Road Alloa Clackmannanshire FK10 2ES Scotland |
| Students | 1088 (approx) |
| Houses | Devon, Grange, Forbraes, Ochil (former), Forth (former) |
| Website | Lornshill Academy Website |
Lornshill Academy is a six-year comprehensive school situated in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Approximately 1088 pupils [1] are enrolled with the school. Lornshill currently employs approximately 83 teachers and 8 classroom assistants. Lornshill is currently associated with seven primaries – Craigbank, Clackmannan, Banchory, Fishcross, Deerpark, Abercromby and Saint Serfs.
A new school was opened in August 2009.
Pupils
Each pupil is placed in one of three houses: Devon, Forbraes and Grange. Pupils are normally of the ages 11 – 18 and are split into a standard S1-S6. These years are then again split into 2 subgroups: Junior (S1-S3), and Senior (S4-S6).[2]
Notable former pupils
Former Liverpool F.C. and Sauchie Juniors F.C. player Alan Hansen was taught at Lornshill.
Current Scotland Rugby Captain Grant Gilchrist.
Current Edinburgh Rugby player Sean Kennedy
Notable former staff
Ex-First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell taught Maths at Lornshill. He provided the cutting of the "turning of the sod" ceremony.