Montrose Academy

Montrose Academy
Address
Map
Academy Square

, ,
DD10 8HU

Scotland
Coordinates56°42′33″N 2°27′47″W / 56.709204°N 2.4630719°W / 56.709204; -2.4630719
Information
TypeComprehensive School
MottoSemper Sursum (Latin)
Always aim high
Established1815; 209 years ago (1815)
Local authorityAngus
RectorMalcolm Smart
Staff79
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1917
HousesDun
Esk
Lunan
Colour(s)   
Feeder schools
List
  • Borrowfield Primary School
  • Ferryden Primary School
  • Lochside Primary School
  • Rosemount Primary School
  • St Margaret's R.C. Primary School
  • Southesk Primary School
Websitehttps://www.montroseacademy.co.uk/

Montrose Academy is a coeducational secondary school in Montrose Angus. The School now teaches people from ages 11–18.

It became a comprehensive school in the mid-fifties and was one of a pair of Scottish schools which formed a country-wide trial of comprehensive schooling in Scotland. It serves the surrounding local community with a roll of around 900 students and a staff of 79. Most pupils come from the associated primary schools of Borrowfield, Ferryden, Lochside, Rosemount, Southesk and St Margaret's. A number of pupils come from outside the catchment area.