| Elgin Academy | |
| Coordinates: | 57.6525°N -3.3281°W |
| Address: | Morriston Road |
| City: | Elgin |
| County: | Moray |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Postcode: | IV30 4ND |
| Local Authority: | Moray |
| Staff: | 73 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrolment: | 1024 (2018) |
| Colours: | Navy Blue, Black and Red |
Elgin Academy is a secondary school in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. The school was ranked 181 out of 340 schools in Scotland by the Times with 37% of pupils attaining five Highers.[2]
Pupils at Elgin Academy are in years S1 to S6. Most arrive in first year (S1) from one of the nearby primary schools, which include Bishopmill Primary, West End Primary, East End Primary, Seafield Primary and St Sylvesters. Other pupils arrive in later years, mainly because of the nearby Royal Air Force base at Lossiemouth.
Elgin Academy is the biggest school in Moray, with a history going back to the Middle Ages. The first school was built on the adjacent corners of Academy Street and Francis Place, now the site of the local youth cafe. The second academy was built in 1801, on the site that is now Moray College.[3]
The third Elgin Academy building, on Morriston Road, was built in the late 1960s and opened in 1969.
In 2006 plans to merge the academy with Elgin High School were rejected after a public consultation.[4] Instead a new £30million building was constructed under private finance initiative, and opened in 2012.[5]
Moray had a very low incidence of Covid-19 infections by the 10 April 2021. The NHS confirmed a cluster of 46 cases developed within the academy in the following 25 days. [6] The school remains open with a intensive screen schedule.
In the last week Moray, with 17% of Grampian’s population, accounted for 100 cases, close to 50% of all Grampian’s cases. The rate per 100,000 people currently lies at 50.1. In Aberdeenshire, for comparison, the rate is 8.4.[7]