| Marr College | |
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 School badge | |
 The main building of Marr College in July 2024 | |
| Address | |
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Dundonald Road , KA10 7AB Scotland | |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational comprehensive secondary school |
| Motto | Hic patet ingeniis campus Here lies a field open to the talents |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Non-denominational |
| Established | c. 1935 |
| Founder | Charles Kerr Marr |
| Local authority | South Ayrshire Council |
| Trust | Marr Trust (limited responsibility)[1] |
| Head Teacher | George Docherty[2] |
| Staff | 139 teaching and non-teaching |
| Gender | Boys and girls |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1127 As of January 2024[update] |
| Houses | Darley, Fullarton, Crosby, Portland, Lothian, Welbeck |
| Colour(s) | |
| Website | Marr College |
Marr College is a co-educational secondary school in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Marr College is the third largest secondary school in South Ayrshire, with 1,127 pupils enrolled at the school in 2023–2024.[3] The building itself is owned by the Marr Trust and the running, maintenance and operations of the school is managed by South Ayrshire Council. The school was gifted to the town of Troon by Charles Kerr Marr.[4]
The school transferred from Marr Educational Trust to the Strathclyde Regional Council after the trust lost its anomalous direct-grant status in 1978. When the Strathclyde Regional Council was abolished and replaced by South Ayrshire Council in 1996, South Ayrshire Council became solely responsible for the school's educational provision.[5] Throughout 2016-2017, it underwent extensive restoration, including a new building extending from the original school building.[6]
In 2023, Marr College was ranked as the 70th best-performing state school in Scotland, a drop from 68th in the 2022 rankings.[7] Despite this, Marr College outperformed other secondary schools in South Ayrshire and is regarded as the best-performing secondary school in South Ayrshire.[8]
- ^ "Head Teacher Report to Parent Council and Community Council" (pdf). Marr College. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
staffwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "School rolls". South Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Celebrating six decades of the college without classes". The Herald. 9 January 1996. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Review of Secondary Provision in Troon" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Stephen Houston (30 January 2017). "Transformation at Troon's historical Marr College set to change school's culture with renovated classrooms and new wing". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Borland, Ben (26 May 2023). "Full 2023 list of the best-performing high schools in Scotland". scottishdailyexpress. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Marr College remains the 'top ranked' local school for highers". Ayr Advertiser. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.