Firrhill High School

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Firrhill High School
Firrhill-high-logo.jpg
Address
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9 Oxgangs Road North

Edinburgh

Scotland
Information
TypeState Secondary
MottoAir carraig
Established1960
Head teacherGraham Hamilton
Staff121 approx
Enrolment1123 approx[1]
GradesS1 to S6
Websitehttp://firrhillhigh.org/

Firrhill High School is a secondary school located in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school was established in 1960, and was officially opened by the city’s lord provost. The school has around 1123 pupils and a teaching staff roll of around 121.[2] The school serves areas such as: Oxgangs, Colinton Mains, Colinton Village, Bonaly, Fairmilehead, Buckstone, Craiglockhart and Longstone.[3]

In 2001, the school underwent drastic refurbishing work, with several run-down buildings dating from the 1960s being either refurbished or demolished with new buildings built in their place. Work was completed in mid-2005.[4] The school was refurbished by a private finance initiative.

Headteacher[]

The current headteacher is Graham Hamilton.[5]

Notable former pupils and teachers[]

See also: Category:People educated at Firrhill High School
  • Robbie Foy, formerly of Liverpool F.C. and Scunthorpe United FC, is a former pupil of the school. Foy, Sives and Vita represented Scotland Schoolboys in 2000 and 2001[6] respectively whilst at the school[7] and all three played in the Victory Shield.
  • The Scottish actress and comedian Elaine C Smith was a drama teacher at the school in the early 1980s.[8]
  • The pianist and composer Stuart Mitchell who discovered the musical symbols in Rosslyn Chapel and has been celebrated in the Classic FM Hall of Fame for 15 years was a former pupil at Firrhill High School.[9]
  • Margot Wells, the elite athletics coach, and the wife of 100-metre gold medallist Allan Wells, taught physical education at Firrhill in the late 1970s.

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education[]

On 13 June 2006, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education reported on the school.[10] The inspectors identified as key strengths "The coherent and progressive programme of enterprise activities from S1-S6" and "The high standards of attainment at S5/S6". The report also commended the strong direction given by the Head Teacher Karen Prophet.

The Report also commended the condition of the school saying that the school was well-designed and had good specialist teaching areas and had good social areas for pupils.

HM Inspectorate of Education issued a follow-up report on 22 April 2008.[11] The report identified "good" or "very good" progress regarding all the items identified for action in the 2006 inspection report, and found no need to conduct further follow-up inspections.

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00420794.xlsx
  2. ^ http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00420794.xlsx
  3. ^ Catchment Area Map
  4. ^ Written Answer, Scottish Parliament
  5. ^ "Firrhill High School SMT". Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Capital starlets to take off on a trip of a lifetime". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 9 February 2002.
  8. ^ "Elaine C Smith Comedy Instead Of Teaching". Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  9. ^ "Composer cracks Rosslyn's musical code".
  10. ^ Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education report on Firrhill High School, 13 June 2006 Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education report on Firrhill High School, 22 April 2008 Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 55°54′52.51″N 3°14′10.86″W / 55.9145861°N 3.2363500°W / 55.9145861; -3.2363500

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