Ardrossan Academy Explained

Ardrossan Academy
Motto:	Ad Astra
Motto Translation:	To the stars^[1]
Type:	Secondary School
Headteacher:	Anne Anderson^[2]
Address:	Sorbie Road
City:	Ardrossan
Postcode:	KA22 8AR
Country:	Scotland
Local Authority:	North Ayrshire
Enrolment:	1,050
Gender:	Mixed
Lower Age:	11
Upper Age:	18
Houses:	Nevis, Lomond, Annick, Barra
Grades:	S1 to S6
Grades Label:	Years

Ardrossan Academy is a Scottish secondary school, opened in October 1882, serving Ardrossan, with pupils also coming from nearby Saltcoats, West Kilbride, Seamill, Fairlie, Largs and other areas.

Notable alumni

• June Andrews, nursing expert, director of NHS Scotland Centre for Change and Innovation, professor of dementia studies at University of Stirling^[3]
• Tom Black, cricketer
• Peter Duncan, MP, chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party^[4]
• Sir William Barr McKinnon Duncan, chief executive of Rolls-Royce
• Janice Galloway, writer (The Trick is to Keep Breathing, etc.)
• William Hilton, MP, trade unionist, director general of the Federation of Master Builders^[5]
• Roy Howat, internationally renowned French music scholar and performer
• Gordon Jackson QC, former MSP, lawyer^[6]
• Edith MacArthur, actress^[6]
• Iain McNicol, General Secretary, Labour Party

Notable staff

• John Watt Butters (1863–1946), mathematician, was Rector 1899–1928^[7]
• John Aitkenhead, teacher, co-founder of Kilquhanity School^[8]
• Morag Aitkenhead (Robina Roy MacKinnon), teacher, co-founder of Kilquhanity School^[9]

External links

• • Former official website (still useful for its archives)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mission Statement . Ardrossan Academy . 2022-04-27.
2. Web site: SLT Staff List. ardrossanacademy.co.uk. 20 September 2016.
3. https://wayback.archive-it.org/3011/20130207132338/http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2002/11/2503 "Head of NHS Change and Innovation Centre"
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329102236/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23845564.html "Tory political virgin carries party hopes on his broad shoulders"
5. https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/jun/21/guardianobituaries " William Hilton: Director of the Master Builders"
6. http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/north-ayrshire-council-1-1164519 "North Ayrshire Council: Schools by region A-Z"
7. Book: Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) . C D Waterston . A Macmillan Shearer . . 090219884X . July 2006 . 18 September 2015 . 24 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf . dead.
8. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-john-aitkenhead-1172981.html "Obituary: John Aitkenhead"
9. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1566508/Morag-Aitkenhead.html "Morag Aitkenhead"