Glenalmond College Explained

Glenalmond College
Motto:Floreat Glenalmond
Type:Public school
Private
Day and boarding
Religious Affiliation:Scottish Episcopal Church
Head Label:Warden
Address:Glenalmond
City:Perth
County:Perth and Kinross
Postcode:PH1 3RY
Country:Scotland
Staff:52.3
Enrolment:400+
Gender:Co-educational
Lower Age:12
Upper Age:18
Campus Type:Rural
Alumni:Old Glenalmonds

Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about 8miles west of the city of Perth. The college opened in 1847 as Trinity College, Glenalmond and was renamed in 1983. Originally a boys' school, Glenalmond became co-educational in the 1990s.

History

Trinity College, Glenalmond, was founded as a private school by the future Prime Minister, William Gladstone and James Hope-Scott.[1] The land for the school was given by Lord Glenalmond, who for the rest of his life, in company with his wife Margaret, took a keen interest in its development and success.[2] It was established to provide teaching for young men destined for the ministry of the Scottish Episcopal Church and where young men could be brought up in the faith of that Church.[1] It was originally known as The Scottish Episcopal College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Glenalmond.[2] The school opened its doors on 4 May 1847 to fourteen boys (though one boy, Lord Kerr, later Marquess of Lothian and Secretary for Scotland, arrived a day early).[1] The first Warden (headmaster) was Charles Wordsworth.[1]

The Edinburgh architect John Henderson worked on the project in 1841–51; later the firm were to be re-employed with his son George Henderson in charge on rebuilding work after a fire in 1893. In 1955 Basil Spence was engaged to alter the chapel.[3]

In 1983, the school's name was changed to Glenalmond College.[4] Until 1990 Glenalmond was an all-boys school. Girls were initially admitted into the sixth form only, and the school became fully co-educational in 1995.[1]

In 2007, the school received media attention after pupils reportedly created a spoof video that featured them "hunting" "chavs" (a derogatory term in use in the UK) on horseback and with rifles.[5] [6] The school condemned the video.[7] The school was the subject of a documentary broadcast on BBC 2 in Autumn 2008. Pride and Privilege chronicled a year in the life of Glenalmond and followed a number of pupils and teachers.[8]

Boarding houses

There are seven boarding houses: Goodacre's, Home, Lothian, Matheson's, Patchell's, Reid's and Skrine's.[2]

Notable alumni

See also: List of people educated at Glenalmond College.

Further reading

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glenalmond's History. Glenalmond College. 25 October 2014. 2 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111102182135/http://www.glenalmondcollege.co.uk/AboutGlenalmond/History/SchoolHistory.aspx. dead.
  2. Web site: Glenalmond College. Scottish Places. 25 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Scotland’s archaeology website. Archiltect references. Canmore. 7 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Celebrating 125 years of the Old Glenalmond Club. Glenalmond College. 8 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Outrage at 'Chav hunting' videos. Metro. 31 August 2014.
  6. Web site: 'Chav chasing' public schoolboys criticised. The Telegraph. 31 August 2014.
  7. Web site: School condemns 'chav-hunt' spoof. BBC. 31 August 2014.
  8. Web site: Pride and Privilege. BBC. 25 October 2014.
  9. Web site: Robbie Coltrane biography . Tiscali.co.uk . 15 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090408084118/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/robbie_coltrane_biog.html . 8 April 2009 . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: Lord Dunlop to lead taskforce of business minds. The Courier and Advertiser. 16 September 2017. 27 October 2019.
  11. Web site: Johnie Everett. Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. 6 July 2022.
  12. Web site: Who's Who . Ukwhoswho.com . 2015-12-07 . 2016-05-06.
  13. News: Cleaver. Hannah. 2001-12-26. I don't envy Royal Family, says heir to German throne. The Daily Telegraph. en-GB. 2020-08-08. 0307-1235.
  14. Web site: King's College (London) . Staff profile of Dr. Andrew Gordon . 2019. 4 June 2019.
  15. Book: McCrery, Nigel. Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. 30 July 2015. Pen and Sword. 978-1473864191. 24–5.
  16. Book: Tozer. Malcolm. Physical Education and Sport in Independent Schools. John Catt Educational Ltd. 2012. 9781908095442. 291.
  17. News: Eagles land Coll deal. Perthshire Advertiser. 11 September 2012. 25 August 2014.
  18. Web site: Borgen's Alastair Mackenzie on his TV comeback. 8 January 2015. The Scotsman. 8 January 2015.
  19. Web site: Personal Information: Richard Simpson. Scottish Parliament website. 10 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120718162028/http://scottish.parliament.uk/msps/currentmsps/28496.aspx. 18 July 2012. dmy-all.
  20. Web site: Obituary: Brian Stewart Intelligence Officer. The Telegraph. 28 September 2015. 17 February 2018.
  21. Web site: Bringing a ray of sunshine to British films. The Guardian. 6 April 2007. 9 November 2021.
  22. Web site: Top Scots Public School Shamed OVer Bullying. The Herald. 17 April 2016. 9 November 2021.

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