King's Park Secondary School
Appearance
King's Park Secondary School | |
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Address | |
14 Fetlar Drive , Lanarkshire , G44 5BL Scotland | |
Coordinates | 55°48′50″N 4°14′48″W / 55.81377°N 4.246752°W |
Information | |
Type | Secondary |
Motto | Believe achieve (Former Motto: Video Meloria Petoque) |
Established | 1962 |
Local authority | Glasgow City Council |
Head Teacher | Kirsty Ayed[1] |
Staff | 70 Full-time staff[2] |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 780 |
Houses | Arran, Lewis, Mull, Skye |
Colour(s) | blue, green |
Accreditations | SQA |
Feeder schools | Croftfoot Primary School, King's Park Primary School, Mount Florida Primary, Toryglen Primary School, and the catchment areas of the former Simshill Primary School and Holmlea Primary School (now part of Merrylee Primary School). |
Website | http://www.kingspark-sec.glasgow.sch.uk |
King's Park Secondary School, on Fetlar Drive, in the King's Park area (or specifically in the Simshill area) of south Glasgow, is a Scottish non-denominational state school.[1] It was established in 1962.[2]
Head Teachers,
John Bell
David Baillie
Margaret Barr
Tom Feasby (Acting) 2012 - 2012
Kirsty Ayed 2012 -2019
Pauline Carr (Acting) - 2019-2019
Kirsty Ayed - 2019–Present
Former pupils
- Gerry Cinnamon, singer-songwriter[3]
- Willie Donachie, footballer[4]
- Rory Hughes, rugby player[5]
- Ross Irwin, footballer
- Bobby Gillespie, musician[6]
- Alan McGee, businessman[7]
- Jane McCarry, actress[8]
- Karen Logan, singer[9]
- James Harkness, actor
References
- ^ a b "King's Park Secondary School". Glasgow.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b "King's Park Secondary School". www.kingspark-sec.glasgow.sch.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Geddes, Jonathan (20 July 2015). "Castlemilk singer Gerry Cinnamon is a hit at T In The Park". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Photo archive: 1964 - football team, King's Park Secondary School
- ^ Profile of Rory Hughes, scotsman.com; accessed 20 October 2015.
- ^ Kings Park, schoolproject.co.uk; accessed 22 October 2015
- ^ Uncut. Archived 13 April 2012 at WebCite from the original on 23 January 2008. accessed 22 October 2015.
- ^ Smith, Kenny (10 February 2010). "Still Game actress Jane McGarry on playing Isa". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Bucks Fizz - The History". www.bucksfizz.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2019.