Uddingston Grammar School
Coordinates: 55°49′23″N 4°05′12″W / 55.82303°N 4.08657°W
| Uddingston Grammar School | |
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Old Glasgow Road Uddingston Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, G71 7BT Scotland | |
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| Type | Main Stream State School |
| Motto | "Virtute Crescam" (May I Grow in Moral Excellence) |
| Opened | August 1884 |
| Authority | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Headteacher | Mr John McKay |
| Staff | 90 FTE |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Houses | Arran, Bute, Lewis, Mull, Orkney and Skye |
| School roll | 1075 (as at September 2014) |
| Website |
uddingstongrammar |
Uddingston Grammar School is a mainstream state school located in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is one of 17 secondary schools operated by South Lanarkshire Council. Its motto is 'Virtute Crescam' which means 'May I grow in moral excellence'.
The school was opened in August 1884.[1] The school's catchment area includes the communities of Uddingston, Bothwell, Tannochside, Viewpark and recently parts of Newton in Cambuslang.
It was located by Uddingston railway station. In 2009 Uddingston Grammar moved to a new school building as part of South Lanarkshire Council's school modernisation programme.
The school's roll is approximately 1,078 pupils as of September 2013, with approximately 90 teaching staff (FTE).
House groups
The school is divided into six house groups: Arran, Bute, Lewis, Mull, Orkney, and Skye, named after islands in Scotland.
Previously there were four house groups: named Clyde, Douglas, Dechmont, and Calder after Scottish rivers.
Notable former pupils
- Peter Manuel - serial killer
- Iain Munro - former football player and manager
- Craig Moore - football player
- Gary MacKenzie - football player
- Stuart Carswell - football player
- Colin Cameron - politician
- Aileen McGlynn - Paralympic athlete
References
- ↑ Thomson, George. The County of Lanark. Glasgow : Collins. p. 285. Retrieved 11 August 2009.