Mearns Castle High School

Coordinates: 55°46′05″N 4°19′05″W / 55.768°N 4.318°W / 55.768; -4.318 For schools of the same name, see Castle High School.

Mearns Castle High School
Established 1978
Type Secondary School
Headteacher Dean Smith
Depute Head Teacher James McKenna (S1))
Anne Lewis (S3)
Steven Hale (S4)
Steven Sorley (S5)
Ian Phillips (S6)
Location Waterfoot Road
Newton Mearns
East Renfrewshire
G77 5GU
Scotland
Local authority East Renfrewshire
Staff 132
Students 1,248
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Balmoral - Eileen Crilley
Caledonia - Henry Cairney
Gleneagles - Spencer Gooch
Sutherland - Suzanne Oram
Ramsay - Paul Donnelly
Wallace - Elizabeth Neil
Colours Red and Black
Qualifications Scottish Qualifications Certificate
Website Mearns Castle High School

Mearns Castle High School is a secondary school situated on Waterfoot Road in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Scotland roughly seven miles from Glasgow. It was built in 1978, and pupils from Mearns Primary, Eaglesham Primary, Kirkhill Primary and Calderwood Lodge are all part of the school's catchment area.

Mearns Castle is situated next to Maxwell Mearns Church which hosts some Christian services for pupils. It is also positioned next to Mearns Castle (15th century), hence the name, "Mearns Castle High School".

Awards and recognition

The school's Senior Concert Band achieved significant success in the NCBF competitions achieving Gold Awards at both a Regional and National Level. [1] [2]

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ Scottish Education Awards 2007 Archived 1 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.. Accessed 4 July 2007.
  2. ↑ . Accessed 6 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Scots actress Gayle Rankin snaps up role in hit US show GLOW as she takes a walk on the wild side as wrestling SHE WOLF". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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