Whitburn Academy

Whitburn Academy
Established 21 August 1967
Headmistress Tracey Loudon
Deputy Headteachers Alison Bulloch, Anne Totten, Hamish Shankland
Location Whitburn
West Lothian
EH47 0HL
Scotland
55°52′07″N 3°40′46″W / 55.8686°N 3.6795°W / 55.8686; -3.6795Coordinates: 55°52′07″N 3°40′46″W / 55.8686°N 3.6795°W / 55.8686; -3.6795
Students 780
Houses Bruce, Douglas, Wallace [1]
Website Whitburn Academy

Whitburn Academy is a secondary school in Whitburn, West Lothian. The school is a non-catholic secondary school, with large focus on the school houses: Bruce, Douglas and Wallace.

Headteacher and SMT

The headmaster is Tracey Loudon. She is assisted by deputy headteachers Alison Bulloch and Anne Totten as well Business Manager David Foggo. [2]

Press Coverage and Achievements

In December 2017, students from Whitburn Academy used various fundraising methods, such as a non-dress code day and other events to buy a defibrilator for the school. The defibrilator was bought from ALBA care. The students from Whitburn Academy also designed the logo for the station at Whitburn Cross. [3]

In March 2018, S3 pupil Rachel Mann won the 21st Schuh shoe design competition, in which schools all across West Lothian competed in. She won the grand prize of the Schuh trophy and a year's worth of free shoes.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Whitburn Academy :: Senior Pupils Team - House Captains". www.whitburnacademy.org. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Teaching Staff". Retrieved April 2, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Fundraising for Defibrilator". Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Student Wins Schuh Prize". Retrieved December 31, 2017.
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