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The pupils are allocated into one of seven houses, some named after staff who participated in the development of the school. There are instances of four or even five generations of pupils having been members of the same house.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} The boys' houses are Reid's, Skrine's, Matheson's, Patchell's, and Goodacre's. The girls' houses are Home and Lothian. Until 1992 there was another boys' house called The Cairnies which was reopened in the summer of 2006 as a girls' form house but is now home to all fifth form girls. Skrine's has been upgraded with a brand new boarding house behind the trees on the western side of Front Avenue. |
The pupils are allocated into one of seven houses, some named after staff who participated in the development of the school.{{Citation needed}} There are instances of four or even five generations of pupils having been members of the same house.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} The boys' houses are Reid's, Skrine's, Matheson's, Patchell's, and Goodacre's.{{Citation needed}} The girls' houses are Home and Lothian.{{Citation needed}} Until 1992 there was another boys' house called The Cairnies which was reopened in the summer of 2006 as a girls' form house but is now home to all fifth form girls.{{Citation needed}} Skrine's has been upgraded with a brand new boarding house behind the trees on the western side of Front Avenue.{{Citation needed}} |
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Glenalmond , , PH1 3RY | |
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| Type | Independent Day and boarding |
| Motto | Floreat Glenalmond |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Established | 1847 |
| Warden | Gordon Woods |
| Staff | 52.3 FTE |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 12 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 400+ |
| Houses | Cairnies, Goodacre's, Home, Lothian, Matheson's, Patchell's, Skrine's, Reid's |
| Former pupils | Old Glenalmonds |
| Campus | Rural; 300 acres |
| Website | http://www.glenalmondcollege.co.uk/ |
Glenalmond College (formerly Trinity College, Glenalmond) is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about 8 miles (13 km) west of the city of Perth. The school's motto is Floreat Glenalmond ('Let Glenalmond Flourish').[citation needed]
GCSEs and A Levels are taught instead of Standard Grade and Advanced Highers and, unlike in most of Scotland, year groups are known as "forms" rather than "secondary". [citation needed]
History
Trinity College Glenalmond was founded as an independent school by William Gladstone and James Hope-Scott (later Hope-Scott of Abbotsford).[citation needed] It was to be "north of the Firth of Forth, and removed from the vicinity of any large town, a College to be called The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Glenalmond, which may receive and board a large number of youths to eighteen years of age, and also afford a sound Clerical Education to young men destined for the priesthood".[citation needed] Gladstone and his father (Sir John Gladstone) inspected several sites before deciding on a site proposed by the landowner of Cairnies. Once the site was decided upon, John Henderson was commissioned as architect.[citation needed] The school opened its doors on 4 May 1847 to fourteen boys (though one boy, Lord Kerr, later Marquess of Lothian and Secretary for Scotland, arrived a day early).[citation needed] The first Warden (headmaster) was Charles Wordsworth.[citation needed]
Until 1990 Glenalmond was an all-boys school. Girls were then initially accepted into the sixth form only, and the school is now fully co-educational.[citation needed]
A history of the College to 1947 was written by Guy St Quintin.[citation needed] In 2008 David Willington, a retired teacher, published 'Alumni Montium', an updated history of the school.[citation needed]
Boarding houses
The pupils are allocated into one of seven houses, some named after staff who participated in the development of the school.[citation needed] There are instances of four or even five generations of pupils having been members of the same house.[citation needed] The boys' houses are Reid's, Skrine's, Matheson's, Patchell's, and Goodacre's.[citation needed] The girls' houses are Home and Lothian.[citation needed] Until 1992 there was another boys' house called The Cairnies which was reopened in the summer of 2006 as a girls' form house but is now home to all fifth form girls.[citation needed] Skrine's has been upgraded with a brand new boarding house behind the trees on the western side of Front Avenue.[citation needed]
Media Coverage
Glenalmond College was the subject of a documentary broadcast on BBC 2 in Autumn 2008. Pride and Privilege chronicled a year in the life of Glenalmond and followed a number of pupils and teachers.[citation needed] Directed by Stephen Bennet, it detailed the first full scholar in the history of the school through his first year as he settled in. Its broadcast dates were 18 and 25 November, and December.[citation needed]
Rugby
The school has a strong rugby union tradition.[citation needed] Notable former players include Scotland and Lions players Rob Wainwright and David Sole, as well as current Scotland international Dougie Hall and Canadian fly half Ander Monro.[citation needed] The influential coach Jim Greenwood taught and coached rugby at Glenalmond in the 1950s and 60's.[citation needed]
Former pupils
- Dougie Hall – rugby player[1]
- David Leslie – rugby player[2]
- Dr Richard Simpson – Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament and former Justice Minister[3]
References
- ^ Tozer, Malcolm, ed. (2012). Physical Education and Sport in Independent Schools. John Catt Educational Ltd. p. 291. ISBN 9781908095442.
- ^ "Eagles land Coll deal". Perthshire Advertiser. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Personal Information: Richard Simpson". Scottish Parliament website. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- The Glenalmond Register 1950–1985 and Supplement 1900–1949, published by Hunter & Foulis Ltd. 1986
External links
- School Website
- Profile on the Good Schools Guide
- Profile on the ISC website
- Glenalmond College's page on Scottish Schools Online
- The Old Glenalmond Club
- Pride and Privilege documentary director's film page
- Category A listed buildings in Perth and Kinross
- Listed schools in Scotland
- Educational institutions established in 1847
- Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
- Independent schools in Perth and Kinross
- Secondary schools in Perth and Kinross
- Schools with Combined Cadet Forces in Scotland
- Boarding schools in Perth and Kinross
- 1847 establishments in Scotland