Arbroath High School


Arbroath High School is a six-year, all-through comprehensive school situated on the west side of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.

Accommodation

The new building was opened in 1985 to serve the west side of Arbroath and outlying areas, such as the villages of Arbirlot, Carmyllie and Colliston.
The school was built in a residential area not far from the town centre. As well as the facilities normally associated with schools, it has priority use during the day of Arbroath Sports Centre, containing a full-sized swimming pool, squash courts, gymnasium and games hall. The general public make use of these facilities outside school hours. Extensive playing fields are adjacent to the school as well as an all-weather floodlit astroturf pitch.

Admissions

Arbroath High is the larger of two secondary schools in Arbroath, the other being Arbroath Academy, which serves the east end of Arbroath and surrounding areas. Intake is from eight associated primary schools – Arbirlot, Carmyllie, Ladyloan, Colliston, Inverbrothock, Muirfield, St Thomas' and Timmergreens. A small number of pupils enter from other primaries in the surrounding areas.

History

The school began life as a grammar school, formed from the former Arbroath Academy and the Free Church Educational Institution. It became and remains a state comprehensive school. Its old building now houses the Arbroath campus of Dundee and Angus College.

Alumni

High School