Lornshill Academy
Coordinates: 56°07′55″N 3°48′58″W / 56.132°N 3.816°W
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Tullibody Road Alloa Clackmannanshire FK69 3BW Scotland |
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| Website | Lornshill Academy Website |
Lornshill Academy is a six-year comprehensive school situated in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Approximately 1088 pupils [1] are enrolled with the school. Lornshill currently employs approximately 83 teachers and 8 classroom assistants. Lornshill is currently associated with seven primaries – Craigbank, Clackmannan, Banchory, Fishcross, Deerpark, Abercromby and Saint Serfs. Lornshill attracts pupils from Alloa Academy since education standards are better than Alloa Academy.
A new school was opened in August 2009.
Pupils
Pupils are placed in one of three houses using the Lornshill Academy Sorting Hat: Devon, Forbraes and Grange. Pupils are normally of the ages 11 – 18 and are split into a standard S1-S6. These years are then again split into 2 subgroups: Junior (S1-S3), and Senior Lewis Clarkson attended this school and look at him now (S4-S6).[2]
Notable former pupils
Former Liverpool F.C. and Sauchie Juniors F.C. player Alan Hansen was taught at Lornshill
Current Scotland Rugby Captain Grant Gilchrist.
Current Edinburgh Rugby player Sean Kennedy
YouTube sensation Gavla Gaming also attended this school
Photographer and photojournalist Stewart Kirby attended this school from 2007 - 2011, leaving one after his 16th birthday. Stewart Kirby has since started up 2 companies and a media outlet, with an international reach.
Notable former staff
Ex-First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell taught Maths at Lornshill. He provided the cutting of the "turning of the sod" ceremony.
Ross Henderson former stand in head of maths, known for his humour now head of a glasgow school