Denny High School Explained

56.021°N -3.897°W

Denny High School
Motto:	Summa Peto
Established:	1959
Type:	Public non-denominational
Rector:	P. Dunn (since 2021)^[1]
Students:	1316
Staff:	129

Denny High School in Scotland is a non-denominational public secondary school.^[2] ^[3] ^[4] The school was opened in 1959, and moved to a new building in February 2009. The new school contains a gymnasium, swimming pool and drama studio. The school serves an area of 25sqmi around the area of Denny, Falkirk, including Bonnybridge, Dunipace, Banknock and Dennyloanhead. In 2004, Denny High School had a roll of 1316 pupils and 95 teachers. It also employed 34 non-teaching staff.

Alumni

David Marshall (born 1941), Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Shettleston 1979–2005, Glasgow East 2005–08
Andrew D. Taylor (born 1950) Director of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Karine Polwart (born 1970), singer-songwriter and folk musician^[5]

Notes and References

1385620288075882497. DennyHighSchool. Week one ✅ We welcomed our new Headteacher,Mr Dunn;all pupils returned ready for learning and did well adjusting to… . 23 April 2021.
https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001501/http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/education/school_information/secondary_establishments/denny.aspx Falkirk Council Denny High School Page
https://web.archive.org/web/20070325052614/http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/education/community_schools/community_schools.aspx Falkirk Council Community Schools Project
Web site: Denny High School's page on Scottish Schools Online . 2008-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100609055249/http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/schools/dennyhighschoolfalkirk.asp . 2010-06-09 . dead .
Web site: The Herald : Interview : Quiet Elegies of Love, Loss and Longing.... Nicola. Meighan. Sunday Herald. Hosted by Karine Polwart's Official Website. 7 August 2012. 10 September 2020.