Castlehead High School
| Castlehead High School | |
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| Address | |
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Canal Street , , PA1 2HL Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°50′22″N 4°25′59″W / 55.83931°N 4.43316°WCoordinates: 55°50′22″N 4°25′59″W / 55.83931°N 4.43316°W |
| Information | |
| Type | State secondary school |
| Motto | Work hard be kind |
| Established | 1972 |
| Local authority | Renfrewshire Council |
| Head teacher | Martin MacDonald[1] |
| Years offered | 6 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 11 - 18 years |
| Enrolment | 708[2] |
| Colour(s) | Brown, blue and gold |
| Website | www |
Castlehead High School is a non-denominational, mixed state secondary school in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. In 1989, John Neilson High School (founded as the John Neilson Institution in 1852) merged into Castlehead High School in 1989.
Associated Primary Schools[]
Primary Schools[]
The primary schools that feed into Castlehead are , and [3]
Sports[]
Castlehead is one of six Scottish Football Association Schools of Football. Under this program, twenty first-year students receive daily coaching, development and recovery sessions and other academic and social development activities. The Schools of Football program is funded through the Scottish Football Association's partnership with Cashback For Communities, a Scottish Government scheme that gives communities illicit monies seized from criminals.
On 8 September 2008, Castlehead hosted the draw for the first round of the 2008–09 Scottish Cup.[4]
Awards[]
- One area of the school's performance identified as needing improvement on the 2005 evaluation was attendance. In recognition of the effort the school faculty, students and parents made, in 2006 the school won the Scottish Education Award: "Better Behaviour and Attendance Award".[5]
- Philip Lawrence Award, in recognition of the school's paired reading program where senior pupils help junior pupils develop their reading skills.
Notable alumni[]
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (April 2018) |
- Elena Baltacha, tennis player
- Seán Batty, STV weatherman
- Majid Haq, cricket player
- Richard Madden, actor [6]
- Iain Martin, journalist [7]
References[]
- ^ "Meet Our Senior Leadership Team". Meet Our Senior Leadership Team. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/media/2156/Secondary-Schools---Pupil-Roll-201819/pdf/Secondary_School_Pupil_Rolls_2021.pdf?m=1560414133827
- ^ https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/2441/Castlehead-High-School
- ^ "ScottishFA.com". Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ "Scottish Education Awards". Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ "the-gazette.co.uk". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "google.com". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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- Secondary schools in Renfrewshire
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- Educational institutions established in 1972
- Schools in Paisley, Renfrewshire
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