Broughton High School is a secondary school located in the north of

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, Scotland. In 2009, the building at Inverleith was replaced with a building funded by a

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. The school is currently situated next to

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Park, in the Stockbridge neighbourhood of Edinburgh but was formerly in Broughton, where the poet

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was a pupil.

Description

In 2016 the school was named in Tatler's list of top state schools. The school is home to a specialised music department: the

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which nearly faced closure in 2018. Along with the music school Broughton has a specialist dance department. Broughton is also one of seven schools in Scotland chosen by the

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to support talented young footballers with extra coaching. As of 2018, the dedicated coach for the young players at Broughton is former Hibernian player Keith Wright. The school's motto ''Fortiter et Recte'' is Latin for 'strongly and rightly'. According to the Scottish Government's Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation statistics Broughton High School is the most socio-economically diverse school in the City of Edinburgh. The Senior Leadership Team in July 2024 consisted of the Headteacher (John J. Wilson) and three Deputy Headteachers. The school also has a Director of Music and a Business Manager. In In May 2024 Angus Robertson MSP for Edinburgh Central visited Broughton High School. Mr Robertson commended the school for its sustained improvements in attainment for the since 2014. On 28th September the Headteacher was invited as a Local Hero to the 25th Anniversary of the opening of the Scottish Parliament

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HMI(E) report

In the last report, issued in September 2011,

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concluded that areas of strength were the school's leadership, care and welfare and specialist provisions. It stated that development was required on areas such as overall achievement, expectations and consistency. In February 2014, the school received a follow-up report which concluded that improvements had been made. The report stated that S4-S6 attainment in 2013 was the highest in the last three years.

Notable alumni

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, bagpiper * Alan Bold, Critic and Poet *

William Bosi William (Will) Bosi (born 27 December 1998) is a Scottish professional rock climber specializing in sport climbing, bouldering and competition climbing. Bosi is only the second British sport climber in history to redpoint a graded sport climbin ...

, professional

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* Mary Fee, Scottish Labour Party politician *

Shirley Manson Shirley Ann Manson FRSA (born 26 August 1966) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and musician who is the lead singer of the rock band Garbage. Known for her distinctive deep voice, forthright style, and rebellious attitude, her accolades include ...

, lead singer of

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, Scottish Poet *

Sean McKirdy Sean McKirdy (born 12 April 1998) is a Scottish footballer who last played as a midfielder for Lowland League club Kelty Hearts. Career McKirdy began his career as a youth player at Hutchison Vale. After signing professional terms with Hearts ...

, footballer * David Murray, Entrepreneur, Scottish Businessman *

Angus Robertson Angus Struan Carolus Robertson (born 28 September 1969) is a Scottish politician serving as the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture since 2021. Formerly Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 201 ...

SNP politician * Sean Smith, Lord Harrower, judge of the Supreme Courts * Tommy Smith, saxophonist, composer * Emma Watson, Footballer,

References

External links

Broughton High School website

Broughton High School's page on Scottish Schools Online

City of Edinburgh Music School Website

Photo of New School Building
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