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Bearsden Academy
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Bearsden Academy building in 2009

Address

Stockiemuir Road


Bearsden
,
East Dunbartonshire
,
G61 3SU


Scotland

Coordinates
55°55′39″N 4°20′51″W / 55.9274°N 4.3476°W / 55.9274; -4.3476Coordinates: 55°55′39″N 4°20′51″W / 55.9274°N 4.3476°W / 55.9274; -4.3476
Information
Type
State secondary school
Motto Committed to excellence
Established 1911; 108 years ago (1911)
Local authority East Dunbartonshire
Chair of Parent Council Iain Pringle[1]
Head teacher George Cooper[2]
Staff c. 100[3]
Gender Co-educational
Age 11 to 18
Enrollment c. 1188[4]
Colour(s) Navy, red, gold, green     
Accreditation Investors in People
Publication The BAnner
Website bearsdenacademy.e-dunbarton.sch.uk

Bearsden Academy is a non-denominational, state secondary school in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The school is rated[by whom?] as one of the best state schools in the country.[citation needed]




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Bearsden Cross site (1911–1958)


    • 1.2 Morven Road Site (1958–2010)


    • 1.3 Stockiemuir Road Site (2010–)


      • 1.3.1 St Peter's College


      • 1.3.2 Teaching College




    • 1.4 Debating




  • 2 School roll


  • 3 Notable alumni


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History



Bearsden Cross site (1911–1958)


In 1911, the school was situated on the corner of Roman Road and Drymen Road north of Bearsden railway station in the Bearsden Cross area of the town. It was originally known as New Kilpatrick Higher Grade School, it comprised both a primary school and a secondary school. The building was designed by the architectural firm James M. Monro & Sons. It opened on 17 August 1911. The first headmaster was Hugh Primrose. In 1920, the school was renamed Bearsden Academy. In 1958, with the town expanding, and becoming a burgh, a new secondary school was built on Morven Road and Bearsden Academy was moved there and the whole of the remaining building became Bearsden Primary School.[5]



Morven Road Site (1958–2010)


From 1958 to 2010 the school was located on the south side of Morven Road in Bearsden. The old Morven Road site was redeveloped as a new housing estate, comprising detached and flatted dwellings known as Academy Grove in 2009–12. Norman McLeod was a very well known rector at the school and one of the streets in Academy Grove is named after him in his honour[6]



Stockiemuir Road Site (2010–)



St Peter's College


The Stockiemuir Road site the academy occupies was originally a Roman Catholic seminary for the Archdiocese of Glasgow and then a teaching college. In 1874, the Archbishop of Glasgow, Charles Eyre originally established St Peter's College in Partickhill. In 1892, he decided to move it to Bearsden. The college chapel was the first to serve the local Catholic population.[7]


With the arrival of a railway to the area, the population increased and the college chapel was expanded. In 1946, a fire destroyed the college, razing it to the ground. The decision was made by the archdiocese to abandon the site and build a new seminary in Cardross. The seminary was moved to Darleith House in Cardross and then Kilmahew House, before the new purpose-built St Peter's Seminary in Cardross was ready in 1966.[8]



Teaching College


In 1966, to replace the seminary, a teaching college was built on the site. It was designed by the same architects as St Peter's Seminary, Cardross, the firm of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia (GKC). It was built in a U-shape, with two teaching blocks, a physical education building and five student accommodation buildings. In 1969, the complex was opened, as the Notre Dame College of Education.[9]


In 1981, it merged with Craiglockhart College and was renamed St Andrew's College of Education. On 4 March 1998, it was registered as a category A listed building.[10] In 1999, it joined with University of Glasgow to become the Faculty of Education of the University of Glasgow.[11] In 2002, the teaching college was relocated and the site was declared surplus to university requirements. After negotiations between Historic Scotland and East Dunbartonshire Council, it was decided to demolish the site and built a school.[9]


The new building was built under a public private partnership. In August 2010 the new site for Bearsden Academy opened to staff and students.



Debating


The Debating Society competes in local, Scottish, British and European competitions, and has often performed well in these events.[12] The school has reached high standards and reached the semi-finals of the ESU Schools' MACE competition for two consecutive years (2010–2011 and 2011–2012), as well as becoming National semi-finalists in the Institute of Ideas "Debating Matters" competition, and frequently reaching the National rounds of the European Youth Parliament competition. The society has also organised hustings for the Scottish Youth Parliament candidates and even for the Regional List candidates for the 2011 Holyrood election.[citation needed]



School roll





























































































































































School year Total roll S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 References
2000/2001 1373 [13]
2001/2002 1375 [14]
2002/2003 [15]
2003/2004 [16]
2004/2005 1303 [17]
2005/2006
2006/2007 1201 207 206 206 232 198 152 [18]
2007/2008 1186 209 206 208 199 218 146 [19]
2008/2009 1183 199 208 206 209 187 174 [20]
2009/2010 1185 208 207 212 209 207 142 [21]
2010/2011 1211
2011/2012
[22]r
2012/2013 1188 [4]


Notable alumni


See also: Category:People educated at Bearsden Academy



  • Edwyn Collins of Orange Juice[23]


  • Katherine Grainger, Olympic Gold medallist rower[24]


  • Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand[25]


  • David Moyes former manager of Manchester United[26]



References





  1. ^ Parent Councilfrom Bearsden Academy Archived 5 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine


  2. ^ "School Profile". Retrieved 9 May 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Scotland. "Bearsden Academy – East Dunbartonshire – Scottish Schools Online 2010/11". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 24 November 2011.


  4. ^ ab List of Primary Schools with pupil roll information as at September 2012 from Scottish Government. Retrieved 27 February 2015


  5. ^ School History from Bearsden Primary School. Retrieved 25 February 2015


  6. ^ "Gladedale Group – Academy Grove". Archived from the original on 1 March 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2008.


  7. ^ Parish history from St Andrew's Bearsden. Retrieved 23 July 2013


  8. ^ Buildings at Risk. Retrieved 15 September 2013


  9. ^ ab hiddenglasgow.com. Retrieved 23 July 2013


  10. ^ British listed buildings. Retrieved 15 September 2013


  11. ^ Buie, Elizabeth (6 April 1999). "A degree of concern over college merger". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2018.


  12. ^ "Bearsden tough talk wins through". Debating Matters. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.


  13. ^ "Scottish Secondary Schools League Tables : YOUR SCHOOL'S RATING. – Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2012.


  14. ^ "HOW YOUR SCHOOL IS RATED IN EXAM TABLE; Find out how every school in Scotland performed in the academic stakes with our easy-to-follow guide. – Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. 27 November 2002. Retrieved 7 October 2012.


  15. ^ List of Primary Schools with pupil roll information from Scottish Government Archived 6 February 2013 at Archive-It


  16. ^ List of Primary Schools with pupil roll information as at September 2003 from Scottish Government. Retrieved 27 February 2015


  17. ^ "HOW DID YOUR SCHOOL DO. – Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2012.


  18. ^ East Dumbarton School Rolls 2006


  19. ^ East Dumbarton School Rolls 2007


  20. ^ East Dumbarton School Rolls 2008


  21. ^ East Dumbarton School Rolls 2009


  22. ^ List of Primary Schools with pupil roll information as at September 2011 from Scottish Government. Retrieved 27 February 2015


  23. ^ Nicolson, Stuart (2008-02-18). "UK | Defining the sound of young Scotland". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-10-06.


  24. ^ Martin Williams (4 August 2012). "Olympic triumph at last for our brains trust in a boat". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 6 October 2012.


  25. ^ "Teacher jailed after having sex with schoolgirls in classroom cupboard – Education". The Scotsman. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.


  26. ^ "Bearsden's David Moyes lands Fergie's job at Manchester United". Milngavie Herald. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.




External links







  • Bearsden Academy's home page

  • Bearsden Academy's page on Parentzone









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