Kilmarnock Academy
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 The Old Building of Kilmarnock Academy as seen from Kilmarnock Railway Station |
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| Motto | Do Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly |
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| Established | 1807 |
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Headteacher | Mr Bryan Paterson |
| Depute Head Teacher | Mr Gus Kerr & Mrs Elaine Walker |
| Location | 15 Elmbank Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3BS Scotland  |
| Local authority | East Ayrshire |
| Staff | Over 200 |
| Students | 715 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Fleming, Burns, Scott, Dunlop, Wallace |
| Colours | Maroon and gold |
| Publication | The Goldberry, 1888-1954 |
| Affiliated Schools | Loanhead Primary School, Kirkstyle Primary, Hillhead Primary |
| Contact No | 01563 525509 |
| Website | Kilmarnock Academy |
Coordinates: 55°36′32″N 4°29′35″W / 55.609°N 4.493°W
Kilmarnock Academy is a comprehensive school, one of several in Kilmarnock, a town in western Scotland.
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[edit] Admissions
Kilmarnock Academy is situated upon a hill in Elmbank Drive. Because of this, Kilmarnock Academy is a dominant building in the Kilmarnock skyline.
The current headteacher is Mr Bryan Paterson, he is assisted by his Depute Headteachers Mr G Kerr & Mrs E Walker.[1]
Mr Bryan Paterson assumed the role of headteacher in August 2011 after the retiral of Mrs Carole Ford.
[edit] History and building complex
The school consists of four parts. The 'old building', a listed building in use since 1898 and part of the initial Kilmarnock Academy; the 'new building,' a larger building opened in 1967 and connected to the old building by a link corridor; the Technical Extension which opened in 1997 and is now where the schools computing and music departments are situated, and the P.E. building, where the Physical Education department is situated. This is also rented out to groups such as a Tae Kwon Do club and local football teams. Next to the school is the "Old Tech," formerly Kilmarnock Technical School, which opened in 1910 as part of the Academy. It is also listed, but is no longer part of the school; it was closed in 1997 due to a reduction in student numbers, caused by a restructuring of educational resources in the area. The building remained closed, and reopened in 2006 as luxury housing, due to its prime location directly next to the Dick Institute, the town's primary library and museum, and the centre of town.
Within the art department of the school, there is a war memorial in memory of those who lost their lives in the First World War.[2]
It can trace its history back to the local burgh school founded in the 1630s and the first school to bear the name was established in 1807. In 1898 the school was moved to its current location and in the early 1900s the school acquired the Kilmarnock Technical School for its use. From 1945 it was a state co-educational grammar school. It became a comprehensive in 1968.
[edit] Former teachers
- Matthew MacIver CBE, Chief Executive from 2001-8 of the General Teaching Council for Scotland (taught from 1969-71)
[edit] Notable former pupils
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Kilmarnock Academy is one of the few schools in the world to have educated two Nobel laureates: Alexander Fleming and John Boyd Orr.[3]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Atha, AOC since 2011 of No. 1 Group RAF, and Station Commander from 2006-08 of RAF Coningsby
- Craig Conway, Scotland international footballer
- Lindsay McKenzie, actress
- James Robinson, actor, best known for his role as a young William Wallace in Braveheart (1995)
[edit] Grammar school
- Rev Prof Hugh Anderson, Professor of New Testament Language, Literature and Theology from 1966-85 at the University of Edinburgh
- Rev James Barr, Labour MP from 1935-45 for Coatbridge, and from 1924-31 for Motherwell
- Rev Prof Matthew Black, Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism from 1954-78 at the University of St Andrews
- Prof John Caldwell OBE, Professor of Botany from 1935-69 at the University of Exeter
- Prof James Campbell, William Dick Professor of Veterinary Surgery from 1978-85 at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
- William Campbell CBE, General Secretary from 1952-60 of the Educational Institute of Scotland
- Robert Colquhoun, artist
- Stewart Conn, poet and playwright
- Prof Alexander Donnachie, Professor of Physics from 1969-2001 at the University of Manchester, Dean of the Faculty of Science from 1985-87
- Prof William Dunlop, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from 1982-2006 at Newcastle University, and President from 2001-04 of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Robert Dunsmuir
- George Forrest, botanist and explorer
- Neil Galbraith CBE, Chief Constable from 1957-64 of Monmouthshire Constabulary
- Prof James Gemmill, Professor of Natural History from 1919-26 at University College, Dundee
- Prof Donald Hendrie, Principal from 1954-65 of the West of Scotland Agricultural College
- Adam Ingram, SNP MSP since 2011 for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
- Bernard Isaacs, doctor
- Jimmy Knapp, General Secretary from 1990-2001 of the RMT, and from 1983-90 of the National Union of Railwaymen
- Sir James Learmonth CBE, pioneer in nerve surgery
- Margaret McDowall, swimmer
- William McIlvanney, author
- Charles McLelland, Director General from 1987-2004 of the Association of British Travel Agents, Controller of BBC Radio 2 from 1976-80 (and of Radio 1 from 1976-78), and Director of Programmes from 1980-86 of BBC Radio
- Lt-Gen Robert Menzies CB OBE, Surgeon General to the Armed Forces from 2000-02
- William Muir, orientalist
- Nicol Peacock, nuclear physicist
- Colin Rankin
- Sir James Robertson OBE, Rector of Aberdeen Grammar School from 1942-59
- James Stevenson, 1st Baron Stevenson, businessman and politician
- Peter Sturrock, Conservative MP from 1885-86 for Kilmarnock Burghs
- Murray Tosh MBE, Conservative MSP from 2003-07 for the West of Scotland
- Hugh Watt (1848 - 1921) MP
- John Young MC, Regius Professor of Pathology from 1937-62 at the University of Aberdeen
- Sir William Young CBE, Chairman from 1962-80 of the Scottish Milk Marketing Board
[edit] Church of Scotland clergy
A number of alumni are Church of Scotland ministers who have held high office or are otherwise well-known church figures:
- Andrew McLellan CBE, Moderator of the General Assembly, 2000; (also HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, 2002-09)[4]
- John D. Miller, Moderator of the General Assembly, 2001[4]
- Bill Hewitt, Moderator of the General Assembly, 2009[4]
- John L. Bell, contemporary hymnwriter and speaker[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Kilmarnock Academy Management Team". http://www.kilmarnockacademy.co.uk/contact.htm. Retrieved May 03, 2011.
- ^ "War Memorial". http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Databases/KilmarnockAcademy/KilmarnockAcademyWW1-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Databases/KilmarnockAcademy/index.html&usg=__oR-tbXbisyYovY2EwYbOfIp2-oc=&h=450&w=600&sz=73&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=quvU54YxdouPtM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkilmarnock%2Bacademy%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1. Retrieved May 03, 2011.
- ^ Kilmarnock Academy Website
- ^ a b c "Kilmarnock Academy ex-pupil is new Church of Scotland Moderator". Kilmarnock Standard. http://www.kilmarnockstandard.co.uk/lifestyle/lifestyle-news-kilmarnock/2008/11/07/kilmarnock-academy-ex-pupil-is-new-church-of-scotland-moderator-81430-22184527/. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "K.A. famous former pupils - index and Neil Dickson profile". Kilmarnockacademy.co.uk. http://www.kilmarnockacademy.co.uk/famousindex.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
