| Bathgate Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Edinburgh Road , , EH48 1LF Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°53′51″N3°36′48″W / 55.8974°N 3.6133°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Honos Habet Onus |
| Established | 1833 |
| Founder | John Newland |
| Local authority | West Lothian Council |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Enrolment | 965 (2019) [1] |
| Houses |
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| Colour(s) | Red, blue, yellow |
| Website | www |
Bathgate Academy is a mixed secondary school in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, also serving the nearby town of Blackburn.
Established by the will of John Newland (a Jamaican-plantation slave owner) in 1799, [2] [3] [4] the school was originally located on Marjoribanks Street; [5] its main building dates from 1833 and was designed by R & R Dickson. [6] In 1965, the Academy merged with Lindsay High School and moved fully to a new campus further east at Boghall two years later. [7] The existing Lindsay High building on Kirk Road was taken over by the local Catholic school, St Mary's Academy, which already had its own buildings next door – all were demolished in 1994. From 1970 to 1988, the rector (headteacher) was Ian McGregor. [8]
The original Academy building was taken over by West Lothian College (originally Bathgate Technological College) in the 1960s [9] when the secondary school moved to its current location – it was also used as annexe to Balbardie Primary School in the 1960s and 70s. After the college moved to new premises in Livingston, [10] [11] the old Academy lay unused for several years in the early 21st century before being converted to apartments, forming the centrepiece of a development. [12] [13] Now, The school has a roll of around 1200 pupils and 85 staff. The current headteacher is (Mrs.) Eileen Paxton.
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy.(March 2024) |