Loudoun Academy is a secondary school in the outskirts of
Galston, East Ayrshire
Galston ( Lowland Scots: ''Gauston'', Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile nan Gall'') is a municipality in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which has a population of 5,001 (2001) and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded co ...
, in Scotland serving the
Loudoun
Loudoun ( gd, Lughdan) is a parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland and lies between five and ten miles east of Kilmarnock. The parish roughly encompasses the northern half of the Upper-Irvine Valley and borders Galston Parish (which encompasses the ...
district which includes the Irvine Valley,
Kilmarnock, and surrounding rural areas of
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire ( sco, Aest Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir an Ear) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquar ...
. The school was built in 1971. The current enrolment as of July 2022 was 926.
In 2022, Loudoun Academy was ranked as the 201st best performing state school in Scotland, an increase from its 2021 ranking where it was placed at 216th.
History and staffing
Mr Rob Findlay retired in June 1994 as Rector, and he died in 2017 aged 82 years. The previous Headmaster Brian Johnston retired in 2009, and was succeeded by Peter Flood. Flood left the school in 2012 to a new position in Perth, leaving Graeme Walker as Acting Head Teacher.
The role was then passed onto Linda McCauley-Griffiths who held the post until December 2017 when she was appointed as the new Head of Education for East Ayrshire Council.
In January 2018, Scott Robertson was appointed Acting Head Teacher, and in April 2018, Robertson was appointed the permanent Head Teacher following interviews. Mr Robertson moved in March 2022 to Grange Academy, Kilmarnock as Head Teacher.
In August 2022, David Falconer (previously Depute Head Teacher at Lanark Grammar School, South Lanarkshire) took up post as Head Teacher of Loudoun Academy.
Uniform
Pupils at Loudoun Academy are encouraged to wear a school blazer in Senior School (S4-S6), with this being optional for Junior pupils (S1-S3). Grey or black trousers or skirt is expected, as are black school shoes.
Notable alumni
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Alan Brown (born 1970), Scottish National Party Member of Parliament (MP)
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Graeme Obree
Graeme Obree (born 11 September 1965), nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known ...
, twice world one hour track cycling record holder attended.
See also
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List of schools in Scotland
References
External links
Official School WebsiteLoudoun Academy's page on Scottish Schools OnlineThe old Loudoun Nature Trail in the Orchard Plantation
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Secondary schools in East Ayrshire
School of Rugby
1970 establishments in Scotland
Educational institutions established in 1970