Craigroyston Community High School

Craigroyston Community High School
Craigroyston Community High School
Address
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	Pennywell Road; Edinburgh, EH4 4QP; Scotland
Information
Established	1963
Headteacher	Shelley McLaren;
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	623
Houses	Bute (Mr Yardley), Arran (Ms Linning) & Mull (Mrs Hunter)
Colour(s)	Blue, yellow, white and black
Website	http://www.craigroyston.edin.sch.uk

Craigroyston Community High School is a non-denominational community secondary school in Edinburgh. The headteacher is Shelley McLaren.^[1]

History[]

Plans for the high school were originally drawn up in 1959^[2] with the school opening in April 1963. A new building was opened in 2010 by Sir Tom Farmer.^[3]

Notable Former Students[]

Sheila Begbie – Director of Domestic Rugby at the Scottish Rugby Union and former footballer^[4]
Gordon Strachan - Football manager and former player^[3]

References[]

^ "Secondary schools - Craigroyston Community High School". Edinburgh.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^ "Craigroyston High School". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Jones, Gareth. "Top entrepreneur Sir Tom Farmer opens Craigroyston High School". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^ "Sheila Begbie crosses codes with confidence". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

External links[]

Craigroyston Community High School

Coordinates: 55°58′07″N 3°15′06″W / 55.96861°N 3.25167°W / 55.96861; -3.25167

[1] "Secondary schools - Craigroyston Community High School". Edinburgh.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[2] "Craigroyston High School". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[newbuilding-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Jones, Gareth. "Top entrepreneur Sir Tom Farmer opens Craigroyston High School". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[4] "Sheila Begbie crosses codes with confidence". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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Craigroyston Community High School
Address
Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
Pennywell Road Edinburgh , EH4 4QP Scotland
Information
Established	1963
Headteacher	Shelley McLaren
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	623
Houses	Bute (Mr Yardley), Arran (Ms Linning) & Mull (Mrs Hunter)
Colour(s)	Blue, yellow, white and black
Website	http://www.craigroyston.edin.sch.uk