| Queen Margaret Academy Acadamh banrigh Maighread | |
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 School badge  Queen Margaret Academy building | |
| Location | |
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Dalmellington Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°26′29″N 4°36′12″W / 55.4413°N 4.6034°W |
| Information | |
| Type | State co–educational secondary school |
| Motto | Omne Opus Bonum |
| Established | 1856; as St. Margaret's School 1966; as Queen Margaret Academy |
| Educational authority | South Ayrshire Council |
| Headteacher | Oonagh Browne |
| Staff | 60 (approx) |
| Years | S1–S6 |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Number of pupils | 596 (2019-20) |
| Colour(s) | Blue red gold |
| Feeder schools | Sacred Heart (Girvan), St Cuthbert's (Maybole), St John's (Ayr), St Ninian's (Prestwick) and St Patrick's (Troon) Primaries |
| Website | Queen Margaret Academy |
Queen Margaret Academy (Scottish Gaelic: àrd-sgoil/Acadamh banrigh Maighread) is a Roman Catholic secondary school in the south of Ayr in southwest Scotland. Queen Margaret Academy is the fifth largest secondary school in South Ayrshire, with a total of 680 pupils enrolled at the school in 2023–2024.[1] The school is the responsibility of South Ayrshire Council, the local authority, with its head teacher, Oonagh Browne, assuming the daily responsibility for the running and delivery of education across the school.
Established in 1856 as St. Margaret's School, Queen Margaret Academy was formed in 1966 and became a state-run school overseen by South Ayrshire Council. Queen Margaret Academy takes Catholic children aged 11 to 18 from the whole of South Ayrshire and parts of East Ayrshire.[2]
- ^ "School rolls". South Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Behan, Paul (29 August 2021). "High school pupils in Ayrshire nailed down £3,000 grants for good causes". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 September 2021.