Firrhill High School
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| Motto | Air-carraig |
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| Established | 1960 |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Headteacher | Sarah Brown |
| Deputy Headteacher | John Wood, Nick McClellan & Sue Cowan |
| Location | 9 Oxgangs Road North Edinburgh EH14 1DP Scotland |
| Staff | 120 approx |
| Students | 1160 approx |
| Grades | S1 to S6 |
| Website | Firrhill High School |
Firrhill High School is a state-run secondary school in the South West of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school was established in 1960, being unveiled by the city's Lord Provost. The school has around 1160 pupils with a teaching staff of around 120. The school serves areas such as Oxgangs, Colinton Mains, Colinton Village, Bonaly, Fairmilehead, Buckstone, Craiglockhart and Longstone.[1]
In 2001 the school underwent drastic refurbishing work, with several rundown buildings dating from the 1960s being either refurbished or demolished with new buildings being built in their place, this was completed in mid-2005.[2] The school was refurbished by a Private Finance Initiative.
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[edit] Headteacher and SMT
The headteacher is Sarah Brown. Nick McClellan, Sue Cowan and Julie Statham are the deputy head teachers.[3]
[edit] Houses
Pupils at the school are separated into three groups, known as "houses". The houses are:
- Allermuir
- Braidlaw
- Caerketton
The Houses are named after three of the Pentland hills, to the south of Edinburgh and in sight of the school.
[edit] Notable former pupils and teachers
Calum Elliot and Craig Sives are now professional footballers playing for Hearts and Shamrock Rovers respectively. In 2000 they were both in the Under 13 football team that almost completed the 'treble'. Having already won the League they headed to Love Street home of St. Mirren F.C. to play Johnstone High School in the Scottish Schools Cup Final, losing 1-0 at half-time, 2 goals from Craig Sives gave Firrhill a 2-1 lead however Johnstone equalised in injury-time. Dino Vita formally of Stenhousemuir F.C. gave Firrhill a 3-2 lead early in extra-time however Johnstone again equalised in injury-time taking the match to a penalty shoot-out which Johnstone won 4-2. Firrhill recovered to win the League Cup, beating St. Augustine's High School, Edinburgh, Scotland 2-1 on the pitch behind Tynecastle Stadium. Kerr "The Moat Flyer" Potter who was also in that side played for Albion Rovers F.C.[4].
Robbie Foy, formerly of Liverpool FC and Scunthorpe United FC was a former pupil of the school. Foy, Sives and Vita represented Scotland Schoolboys in 2000 and 2001[5] respectively whilst at the school[6] and all 3 played in the Victory Shield.
Scottish composer and pianist Stuart Mitchell was a former pupil who decoded and scored the 15th century music embedded into the carvings of Rosslyn Chapel.Stuart is also a celebrated composer in the Classic FM Hall of Fame from 2006 - 2011.
The Scottish actress and comedienne, Elaine C Smith was a teacher at the school in the early 1980s.[7]
Scottish athlete Margot Wells, wife of Olympic sprint champion Allan Wells, was a Physical Education teacher at the school in the early 1970s.
Former Blue Peter presenter Romana D'Annunzio was an English teacher at the school during 2009-10.
[edit] Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education
On 13 June 2006 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education reported on the school[8]. The inspectors identified as key strengths "The coherent and progressive programme of enterprise activities from S1-S6" and "The high standards of attainment at S5/S6". The report also commended the strong direction given by the Head Teacher Karen Prophet.
The Report also commended the condition of the school saying that the school was well-designed and had good specialist teaching areas and had good social areas for pupils.
HM Inspectorate of Education issued a follow up report on 22 April 2008[9]. The report identified "good" or "very good" progress regarding all the items identified for action in the 2006 inspection report, and found no need to conduct further follow-up inspections.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Firrhill High School Website
- Firrhill's Peer Mediation Group, Dedicated Website
- Firrhill High School's page on Scottish Schools Online
[edit] References
- ^ Catchment Area Map
- ^ Written Answer, Scottish Parliament
- ^ "Firrhill High School SMT". http://www.firrhillhighschool.org.uk/about/staff/smt/. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
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- ^ [2]
- ^ "Capital starlets to take off on a trip of a lifetime". The Scotsman (Edinburgh). 9 February 2002. http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Capital-starlets-to-take-off.2301213.jp.
- ^ "Elaine C Smith Comedy Instead Of Teaching". http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Teachers-show-their-comic-credentials.2438196.jp. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education report on Firrhill High School, 13th June 2006
- ^ Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education report on Firrhill High School, 22nd April 2008
Coordinates: 55°54′52.51″N 3°14′10.86″W / 55.9145861°N 3.23635°W
