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Lesmahagow High School
Lesmahagow High School, new building (2008)
Address
Map
Strathaven Road
Lesmahagow,South Lanarkshire
ML11 0FS

Scotland
Coordinates55°38′36″N3°53′16″W/ 55.64327°N 3.88766°W/55.64327; -3.88766
Information
Motto"Aspire to be our best"
Established2007(2007)
AuthoritySouth Lanarkshire
Head teacherBarbara Lee[1]
Scottish Highers1st Years – 6th Years
GenderMixed
Enrollment541
Colour(s)
SEED Number8550131
Websitewww.lesmahagow.s-lanark.sch.uk

Lesmahagow High Schoolis anon-denominationalsecondary schoolinLesmahagow,South Lanarkshire,Scotland. The new school building opened in 2007.[2]The current head teacher is Barbara Lee.[3][4]The school has four deputy head teachers: David Robertson, Linda Wright, Pamela Docherty and Alistair Gray.[5][6]

Overview[edit]

The school's catchment area includes the villages ofLesmahagow,Auchenheath,Blackwood,Coalburn,Hawksland,Kirkmuirhilland surrounding areas.[5]The school uses a traditionalhouse system.The pupils are organised into one of three guidance houses. The three houses areKerse(red),Logan(yellow) andMilton(blue).[7]The head teacher Barbara Lee took up the post in August 2021,taking over from Richard McGowan.[8][9]

Lesmahagow's affiliated primary schools include Bent Primary inKirkmuirhill,Blackwood Primary inBlackwood,Milton Primary and Woodpark Primary inLesmahagowand Coalburn Primary inCoalburn.[10]

History[edit]

According to photographer David Hall, "In 2004,South Lanarkshire Councilbegan an ambitious School Modernisation Programme to modernise or replace all primary and secondary schools in its area. In Lesmahagow, Lesmahagow High School and Woodpark and Milton Primary Schools were all replaced with new buildings. "[11]

The new school building opened in 2007, replacing the former Lesmahagow Higher Grade School buildings. The school consists of two buildings, linked by a footbridge.[3]Like other schools in Scotland, Lesmahagow aims to fulfil the requirements ofCurriculum for Excellence.[12]

Lesmahagow High School was inspected by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIe) in November 2009. Following the publication of the report in January 2010, the Head Teacher and staff prepared an action plan to address the main recommendations; an interim report on progress was published in 2011.[12]

In 2012, a report by EKOS Consultants for South Lanarkshire County Council noted that pupils' Year 4 attainment was typical for Scotland, but "examination results for both 5th and 6th years are aubstantially below local and national levels".[13]The report also notes that unemployment for the school's ex-pupils was higher than average.[13]

The school has celebratedNational Science and Engineering week[14]and provides pupils with careers advice.[15]In 2015 Keith Anderson theCEOofScottish Powervisited the school.[16]

In 2016, a pupil at the school achieved grades that were among the highest in Scotland that year.[17]

The school has longstanding adoption of a strong anti-bigotry policy.[18]

Buildings[edit]

The new school building was built close to the original site.[5]Demolition of the old school building started in mid-December 2007 and was completed in 2009.[19]

  • 2005 Higher Grade School Building
    2005 Higher Grade School Building
  • 2005 (old building)
    2005 (old building)
  • 2008 (old building)
    2008 (old building)

Notable alumni[edit]

Lesmahagow Higher Grade School[edit]

Lesmahagow High School[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Welcome".Lesmahagow High School.Retrieved12 December2020.
  2. ^"Lesmahagow High School South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom".www.tes.com.Retrieved1 January2021.
  3. ^ab"Lesmahagow High School Lanark School Road, Lesmahagow".www.educationbase.co.uk.Retrieved1 January2021.
  4. ^Robertson, David (24 March 2020)."Pupil Support and Support for Learning Update"(PDF).lesmahagow.s-lanark.sch.Retrieved1 January2021.
  5. ^abc"Lesmahagow High School Handbook 2020"(PDF).Retrieved1 January2021.
  6. ^"Information for Primary 7 Parents and Pupils"(PDF).
  7. ^"Contact Us | Lesmahagow High School".www.lesmahagow.s-lanark.sch.uk.Retrieved2 January2021.
  8. ^"New Head Teacher".Lesmahagow High School. 13 May 2016.Retrieved2 January2021.
  9. ^"Eilidh and Eddie chosen as captains at 'Gow High".Daily Record.17 September 2008.Retrieved2 January2021.
  10. ^"Education and learning > Secondary school information > Our secondary schools > Lesmahagow High School".www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk.South Lanarkshire Council.Retrieved1 January2021.
  11. ^Hall, David."Lesmahagow Schools".www.djhweb.co.uk.Retrieved4 January2021.
  12. ^abFollow-through report - Lesmahagow High School(PDF).www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk(Report).South Lanarkshire Council.16 June 2011.Retrieved14 December2020.
  13. ^ab"Lesmahagow Village Centre: Socio-Economic Baseline and Health Check Review".EKOS. 29 March 2012.Retrieved4 January2021.
  14. ^Goldthorp, Craig (18 April 2014)."Lesmahagow High Science Week Slideshow".Carluke Gazette.Retrieved4 January2021.
  15. ^Bartynek, Shirley (11 February 2020)."Advertiser reporter heads to Lesmahagow High School for annual world of work week".Hamilton Advertiser.Retrieved1 January2021.
  16. ^"A Powerful Pow-Wow: Scottishpower's Ceo Keith Anderson Meets Pupils at Lesmahagow High School".www.scottishpower.com(Press release).Scottish Power.18 June 2015.Retrieved1 January2021.
  17. ^McCourt, Stefanie (14 September 2016)."Lesmahagow student heads to Oxford University with an incredible 17 A grades".Hamilton Advertiser.Retrieved1 January2021.
  18. ^"Sectarian shock on Lesmahagow High Facebook site".www.carlukegazette.co.uk.5 August 2016.Retrieved1 January2021.
  19. ^Halls, David (22 February 2021)."Demolition of the old Lesmahagow High School".www.djhweb.co.uk.
  20. ^Scott, Andrew C. (15 February 2020).At the Crossroads of Time: How a Small Scottish Village Changed History.Amberley Publishing Limited.ISBN978-1-4456-9833-5.
  21. ^Robert Waller; Byron Criddle (2007).The Almanac of British Politics.Taylor & Francis. pp. 592–.ISBN978-0-415-37824-6.Retrieved4 January2021.
  22. ^"Jimmy Hood obituary".the Guardian.5 December 2017.Retrieved4 January2021.
  23. ^Alasdair Gray (7 February 2019).Of Me and Others: 1952–2019.Canongate Books. pp. 242–.ISBN978-1-78689-521-9.Retrieved4 January2021.

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