Grove Academy is an 11–18 mixed

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

Broughty Ferry Broughty Ferry (; Scottish Gaelic: ''Bruach Tatha''; Scots: ''Brochtie'') is a suburb of Dundee, Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 191 ...

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

, Scotland.

History

Grove Academy was established in 1889. In 2007, construction began on completely new buildings on the site of the Extension Buildings and huts. The buildings were designed by the Holmes Partnership built under a public-private partnership. It is maintained by the Robertson Facilities Management.Robertson Facilities Management's page about Grove Academy
An equity stake in the school is retained by private investors. Phase 1 opened 2008 and Phase 2 opened in November 2009. The new school was completed and formally opened on 2 March 2010 by the First Minister of Scotland

Alex Salmond Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (; born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician and economist who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. A prominent figure on the Scottish nationalist movement, he has served as leader ...

.Opening of new school by Alex Salmond

Academic success

Of all the schools in Scotland, Grove is one of the highest achieving in terms of academic success. It is placed in the top 30 across the country, an improvement on its placement in the 100s during the 90s. In 2004, the school was the best performing in

, with 52% of S4 pupils achieving five or more credit level standard grades, 31% of S5s gaining three or more highers and 51% of S6s leaving with three or more highers. 2006 saw the number of S4 pupils achieving five or more standard grade credit level awards in S4 rising from 45% to 58%, the Scottish average being 30%. Grove Academy also reported increases in the number of S6 pupils achieving three or more highers with 48%.*Watson, Laurie. Wilson, Ala
"Dundee schools improve - but still below average"
, ''The Evening Telegraph'', 14 December 2006. In 2008, Grove Academy led Dundee's exam result attainment, beating the national average in every category.*Dowie, Mark
"Star performers and stragglers in Angus, Tayside and Perthshire"
''Aberdeen Press & Journal'', 12 December 2008. 76% of pupils went on to higher and further education, with 29% of pupils gaining awards at level seven. The results were one of the biggest exam result improvements in Scotland and it has the highest proportion of pupils going on to university, 36%.*Smith, Grant
"Grove shows up well on new schools website"
, ''The Evening Telegraph'', 12 December 2008.

Notable alumni

Colin Campbell, Lord Malcolm Colin Malcolm Campbell, Lord Malcolm (born 1953) is a Scotland, Scottish lawyer, and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's College of Justice, Supreme Courts. Early life Campbell was educated at Grove Academy, a state s ...

, lawyer and judge *

Alan Cochrane Alan Cochrane is a journalist, the Scottish editor of the British broadsheet newspaper ''The Daily Telegraph''. Life and career Cochrane was born in Dundee and educated at Grove Academy in the city's Broughty Ferry area. He entered journalism as ...

, editor *

W. N. Herbert W. N. Herbert , also known as Bill Herbert (born 1961) is a poet from Dundee, Scotland. He writes in both English and Scots. He and Richard Price founded the poetry magazine '' Gairfish''. He currently teaches at Newcastle University. Early ...

, poet * Alastair Johnston, businessman *

James Meek James Meek FRSE (1742–1810) (or ''Meik'') was Minister of Cambuslang from 1774 until his death. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1795, but is most remembered as the model Enlightenment cleric who wrote ...

, author *

Lewis Moonie Lewis George Moonie, Baron Moonie (born 25 February 1947) is a British politician. He was the Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy from 1987 to 2005. Early life He attended the Grove Academy in Dundee. He studied medi ...

, politician * G. C. Peden, emeritus professor of history at Stirling University *

James Skea James Ferguson Skea CBE FRSA (born 1 September 1953), also known as Jim Skea, is a Scottish academic, Professor of Sustainable Energy at Imperial College London's Centre for Environmental Policy, and a member of the Bureau of the Intergovernment ...

, academic * David Robertson, former broadcaster and newsreader * George Thomson, journalist and politician * Sir Thomas Winsor, lawyer, economic regulatory professional and chief inspector of constabulary *

Gordon Chree Gordon Chree (born 1978) is a Scottish reporter for '' STV News'' and occasional relief anchor on the East edition of ''STV News at Six'', and the online video blog '' Not The Real MacKay''. Chree was one of the live reporters at the Glasgow Air ...

, reporter * Roderick Drummond, diplomat

References

External links

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Pictures of the former school buildings

Design of new school
{{authority control Broughty Ferry Secondary schools in Dundee Educational institutions established in 1889 1889 establishments in Scotland School buildings completed in 2010