Renfrew High School is a state-run

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Renfrew Renfrew (; sco, Renfrew; gd, Rinn Friù) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former ...

Renfrewshire Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...

, Scotland. The school roll in September 2019 was 816. The headteacher since October 2013 is Mr Billy Burke.

History

The headteacher when the school opened in 1908 was John Irving. Formerly, the school was based in the building that now houses

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, and when it was opened in 1908 it was known as Glebe High Public School, but, due to expansion, a purpose-built premises was designed close to the initial building, and the original building became a Catholic school. The School became known as Renfrew High School from August 1927. A fire broke out at the school in October 2016 causing significant damage to the school grounds.

Description

In an inspection report of May 2018, Education Scotland described the school. They found the school was good; the headteachers gave strong leadership of school improvement, and his work with staff to embed a positive culture which benefits all young people. There was very effective use of information about young people’s wellbeing which ensured that their needs were well met, and that they make good progress. There was a very positive environment for pupil support especially those with additional needs. This and the commitment of all the staff to promoting 'nurturing and inclusive relationships' across the school, led to improved outcomes for all young people. The inspectors noticed improvement in the proportion of young people achieving a range of Higher passes in S5 and S6. Education Scotland website is © Crown copyright 2020. You may use and re-use the information featured on this website (not including logos), under the terms of the Open Government Licence. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th
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Notable alumni

Former pupils and teachers include the poet

Douglas Dunn Douglas Eaglesham Dunn, OBE (born 23 October 1942) is a Scottish poet, academic, and critic. He is Professor of English and Director of St Andrew's Scottish Studies Institute at St Andrew's University. Background Dunn was born in Inchinnan, Re ...

, a close associate of

Philip Larkin Philip Arthur Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, '' The North Ship'', was published in 1945, followed by two novels, '' Jill'' (1946) and '' A Girl in Winter'' (1 ...

at Hull University, who lived in Inchinnan and attended Renfrew High School in the 1950s, and the composer Alan Fleming-Baird, SNP politician

Derek Mackay Derek Mackay (born 1977) is a Scottish politician who served as the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work from 2016 to 2020. A former member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he served as the Member of the Scottish Parliam ...

also attended the school.Pressure mounts on Derek Mackay to stand down over schoolboy messages , The Gazette
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Andy Halliday Andrew William Halliday (born 11 October 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left-back for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian. He has previously played for Livingston, Middlesbrough, Walsall, Bl ...

also went to Renfrew High as well.

References

External links

Renfrew High School home pageScottish Schools Online
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