This article is about the school. For the concert venue sometimes known by the same name, seeO2 Academy Glasgow.
The Glasgow Academy is a coeducationalprivate day school for pupils aged 3–18 inGlasgow, Scotland. In 2016, it had the third-bestHigher level exam results in Scotland.[2] Founded in 1845, it is the oldest continuously fullyprivate school[3] in Glasgow.
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Colebrooke Street , G12 8HE Scotland | |
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| Type | Public School Private day school |
| Motto | Serva Fidem (Keep Faith) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of Scotland |
| Established | 1845; 180 years ago (1845) |
| Founders | Members ofFree Church of Scotland |
| Local authority | Glasgow City Council |
| Chair | Jane Gotts |
| Rector | Matt Gibson |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 3 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1660 |
| Houses | Arthur Fraser Morrison Temple |
| Charity Number | SCO 15638 |
| Campuses | Kelvinbridge,Milngavie &Newlands[1] |
| Website | www |
History
editIn May 1845,William Campbell of Tullichewan convened a meeting in the Star Hotel in George Square withFree Church ministers to discuss establishing "an Academic Institution in the City". As a result of this meeting, The Glasgow Academy was formed.[4]
TheScottish Rugby Union was founded on Monday 3 March 1873 at a meeting held at The Glasgow Academy.[5]
The school war memorial was designed by former pupilAlexander Nisbet Paterson in 1922.[6]
In 1981 the school admitted girl pupils for the first time.[7]
In 1991, Glasgow Academy merged withWestbourne School for Girls,[8] adopting the distinctive purple of its uniform in the school badge and tartan. It is inKelvinbridge and has approximately 1350 pupils, split between threepreparatory school sites and a senior school.
The Glasgow Academy's preparatory school is the first school in the UK to have been awarded the Diana Gold Award for Anti-Bullying.[9]
In 2024, The Glasgow Academy was awarded the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award by theMinistry of Defence.[10]
The currentrector is Matt Gibson, who has held the position since 2025.[11]
HMIe last inspected the school in November 2008.[12]
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumnimay not follow Wikipedia'sverifiability policy. Pleaseimprove this article by removing names that do not have independentreliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriatecitations.(December 2013) |
- Frederick Anderson, Chairman, Municipal Council, Shanghai International Settlement, 1905–06.
- John Arthur, Church of Scotland missionary to East Africa.
- J. M. Barrie, writer ofPeter Pan
- Laura Bartlett, British hockey international and Olympic athlete[13][14][15]
- John Beattie (rugby union), rugby union player for Scotland and British Lions
- James Bridie, playwright, screenwriter and physician
- Jack Buchanan, actor, singer & dancer
- Sir James Caird (1864–1954), founder of theNational Maritime Museum.
- SirDavid Young Cameron (1865–1945), Scottish painter and etcher.
- John Traill Cargill, Chairman ofBurmah Oil Company, 1904–1943
- Jackson Carlaw,Scottish Conservative Party MSP
- Horatio Scott Carslaw (1870–1954), Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics at theUniversity of Sydney.
- Archibald Corbett, 1st Baron Rowallan, politician and philanthropist.
- Douglas Crawford,Scottish National Party MP
- Pippa Crerar, Political Editor of theDaily Mirror
- Darius Campbell (born Danesh), singer-songwriter & actor
- Donald Dewar,Scottish Labour Party MP and MSP, firstFirst Minister of Scotland
- Ronald Drever, Professor of Physics atCaltech and part of the team that first detected gravitational waves
- Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop, Conservative peer
- Walter Elliot,Scottish Unionist Party MP,Secretary of State for Scotland
- Niall Ferguson, Professor of History at Harvard University
- Alexander Forrester, cricketer and cricket administrator
- George MacDonald Fraser, author[16]
- John Gardner (law), Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford
- Thomas Dunlop Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde, Scottish Unionist Party MP
- Group Captain SirLouis Leisler Greig, KBE, CVO Britishnaval surgeon, and intimate of King George VI (1880–1953)
- SirAngus Grossart, Chairman and executive director of merchant bank Noble Grossart[17]
- Rev. Dr Andrew Harper, Scottish–Australian Biblical scholar and Principal of thePresbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne andSt Andrew's College, Sydney (also attendedScotch College, Melbourne)[18]
- SirMichael Hirst,Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MP and chairman
- Sir William Wilson Hunter,KCSICIE (1840–1900)
- Andrew Innes, cricketer
- Jeremy Isaacs, founder ofChannel 4
- William Paton Ker, literary critic
- John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard, diplomat andcrossbenchlife peer
- Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker, philosopher
- Maurice Lindsay CBE Scottish broadcaster, writer and poet (1918–2009).
- Sir James Lithgow, shipbuilder and industrialist; 1883–1952
- Neil MacGregor, Director of theBritish Museum[19]
- Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, leader of theSocial Democratic Party and theLiberal Democrats
- Alan MacNaughtan, actor
- Guy McCrone, author and founding member of theGlasgow Citizens Theatre
- George Matheson theologian and preacher (1842–1906)
- Jim Mollison pioneer aviator (1905–1959)
- W. H. Murray, mountaineer, explorer and writer
- Robin Nisbet (1925–2013), professor of Latin literature
- David Omand Knight Grand Cross of theOrder of the Bath, former senior British civil servant, visiting professor atKing's College London
- Alexander Pollock, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MP,sheriff
- William Ramsay, Nobel laureate (Chemistry 1904), discovered the gas 'Argon'
- John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, founder of theBBC
- Albert Russell, Scottish Unionist Party MP,Solicitor General for Scotland
- James Scott, obstetrician and gynaecologist
- William Sharp, poet andliterary biographer
- Chris Simmers, professional rugby union player and Scotland rugby league international
- Ninian Smart, scholar of religion
- Norman Stone, historian
- Euan Stubbs, cricketer
- Iain Vallance, Baron Vallance of Tummel, ex-Chief Executive ofBT,Liberal Democrat politician
- Herbert Waddell Scottish rugby internationalist and president of the Barbarians (1902–1988)
- William Walker, cricketer, cricket administrator, and British Army officer
- SirJames Wordie, polar explorer and geologist
Notable alumnae of Westbourne School for Girls
edit- Vivien Heilbron, actress
- Fiona Kennedy, singer, actress and broadcaster
- Kate Mavor, CEO of English Heritage
- Jacqueline Lee, Chair, Association for Heritage Interpretation, Founder Artemis Scotland.
Bibliography
editMacLeod, Iain M., The Glasgow Academy 150 Years, (The Glasgow Academicals' War Memorial Trust, 1997)
References
edit- ^Children bowled over by Newlands Nursery for The Glasgow Academy, Mosaic Architecture + Design, 23 January 2018
- ^"Record exam results!". Archived fromthe original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved26 September 2016.
- ^"Glasgow Academy | Junior and Senior Mixed Independent School | Scotland". Guide to Independent Schools. Archived fromthe original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved26 June 2011.
- ^MacLeod, Iain (1997).The Glasgow Academy : 150 years. Glasgow Academicals' War Memorial Trust. Glasgow: Glasgow Academicals' War Memorial Trust.ISBN 0-9530515-0-1.OCLC 37560336.
- ^Barnes, David (3 March 2023)."Happy birthday to the Scottish Rugby Union – 150 years old today".Scottish Rugby News from The Offside Line. Retrieved27 January 2025.
- ^"Dictionary of Scottish Architects – DSA Architect Biography Report (September 7, 2022, 3:57 am)".
- ^Shields, Tom (25 May 1981)."Glasgow Academy to take in girl pupils for the first time". p. 14. Retrieved3 March 2018.
- ^Luckhurst, Tim (12 January 2001)."Till the End of Their Days".The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved15 June 2016.
- ^"Diana Award".The Glasgow Academy. Retrieved27 January 2025.
- ^"Diana Award".The Glasgow Academy. Retrieved27 January 2025.
- ^Reporter, S. M. P. (5 September 2024)."The Glasgow Academy appoints new rector".School Management Plus. Retrieved27 January 2025.
- ^"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved11 February 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^Laura Bartlett."Laura Bartlett". Great Britain Hockey. Retrieved26 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Athlete – The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved4 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^"Parents Info – News". Theglasgowacademy.org.uk. Archived fromthe original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved26 June 2011.
- ^"George MacDonald Fraser".The Telegraph. London. 3 January 2008. Archived fromthe original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved26 June 2011.
- ^Fraser, Douglas (11 September 2008)."Why Grossart's appointment is such a coup".Herald Scotland. Glasgow. Archived fromthe original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved26 June 2011.
- ^Chambers, Don (1983)."Harper, Andrew (1844–1936)".Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 9 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 200–202. Retrieved4 March 2008.
- ^"Briton of the Year: Neil MacGregor". Archived fromthe original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved26 September 2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- The Glasgow Academy's page on Scottish Schools Online
- Profile on theIndependent Schools Council website
- Saturday School Ltd website.
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