The Glasgow Academy


The Glasgow Academy is a coeducational independent day school for pupils aged 3–18 in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2016, it was the third best secondary school in Scotland according to its Higher exam results. Founded in 1845, it is the oldest continuously fully independent school in Glasgow, Scotland.

History

In 1981 the school admitted girl pupils for the first time.
In 1991, Glasgow Academy merged with Westbourne School for Girls, adopting the distinctive purple of its uniform in the school badge and tartan. It is located in the Kelvinbridge area and has approximately 1350 pupils, split between three preparatory school sites and a senior school.
The current rector is Matthew Pearce, who has held the position since 2019.
The Academy is part of a select number of schools in Scotland which are Stonewall School Champions, an LGBT initiative which provides training for staff and pupils against homophobic bullying.
The Glasgow Academy’s preparatory school is the first school in the UK to have been awarded the Diana Gold Award for Anti-Bullying.
HMIe last inspected the school in November 2008.

House system

The school has a well established house system, which divides all pupils in the school into four different Houses, each represented by a School Colour:
All of the houses are named after notable alumni or previous Rectors that have influenced the Academy greatly.
In the Senior School, House assemblies are normally held once a week and are run by two teachers, one male and one female, as Head of Houses.
Senior Pupils enter a wide range of activities competing in Houses. These activities include football, rugby, hockey, debating as well as an annual House singing competition and an annual Sports Day. So far in the 2020 competitions, as of 9th March, Fraser House has won House singing and House debating and the other competitions have not yet taken place.

Notable alumni

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