Loudoun Academy, Galston

Loudoun Academy
Loudoun Academy
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Address
	Glasgow Road; Galston , East Ayrshire ; Scotland
Information
Type	Comprehensive school
Motto	Spe Et Fiducia (Hope and Trust)
Established	1970
Status	Open
School district	East Ayrshire
Oversight	East Ayrshire Education Department
Head Teacher	David Falconer
Teaching staff	Over 100 Teaching and non-teaching
Year Groups	S1-S6
Gender	Boys and girls
Enrollment	926 (at 2021-2022)
Colour(s)	Red & black
Nickname	Loudoun
Website	School Website

Last updated December 31, 2023

Loudoun Academy is a secondary school in the outskirts of Galston, East Ayrshire, in Scotland serving the Loudoun district which includes the Irvine Valley, Kilmarnock, and surrounding rural areas of East Ayrshire. The school was built in 1971. The current enrolment as of July 2022 was 926.^[1]

History and staffing

Mr Rob Findlay retired in June 1994 as Rector, and he died in 2017 aged 82 years. The previous Headmaster Brian Johnston retired in 2009, and was succeeded by Peter Flood. Flood left the school in 2012 to a new position in Perth, leaving Graeme Walker as Acting Head Teacher.

The role was then passed onto Linda McCauley-Griffiths who held the post until December 2017 when she was appointed as the new Head of Education for East Ayrshire Council.^[3]

In January 2018, Scott Robertson was appointed Acting Head Teacher,^[4] and in April 2018, Robertson was appointed the permanent Head Teacher following interviews.^[5] Mr Robertson moved in March 2022 to Grange Academy, Kilmarnock as Head Teacher.

In August 2022, David Falconer (previously Depute Head Teacher at Lanark Grammar School, South Lanarkshire) took up post as Head Teacher of Loudoun Academy.

Uniform

Pupils at Loudoun Academy are encouraged to wear a school blazer in Senior School (S4-S6), with this being optional for Junior pupils (S1-S3). Grey or black trousers or skirt is expected, as are black school shoes. It is to be informed that no shorts of any kind shall be permitted no matter the weather ^[6]

Notable alumni

Alan Brown (born 1970), Scottish National Party Member of Parliament (MP)^[7]^[8]
Graeme Obree, twice world one hour track cycling record holder attended.

School Arms

Argent a shakefork Sable, in chief an open book proper and a bordure gyronny Gules and Ermine.

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References

↑ "Loudoun Academy's handbook for academic session 2021/2022" (PDF). East-ayrshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
↑ "Ayrshire schools ranked in 'gold standard' annual league table". Dailyrecord.co.uk. 22 June 2022.
↑ "New head of education to build on solid foundation of achievement - East Ayrshire Council News". East-ayrshire.gov.uk. 4 April 2018.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "School Uniform Policy". Blogs.glowscotland.org.uk. 6 October 2021.
↑ Brown, Alan. "Cllr Alan Brown". SNP Party Website. SNP. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
↑ Burns, Janice (1 June 2015). "Meet your new Scottish MPs: #17 Alan Brown, Kilmarnock and Loudoun". The National . Retrieved 1 June 2015.

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[1] "Loudoun Academy's handbook for academic session 2021/2022" (PDF). East-ayrshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[2] "Ayrshire schools ranked in 'gold standard' annual league table". Dailyrecord.co.uk. 22 June 2022.

[3] "New head of education to build on solid foundation of achievement - East Ayrshire Council News". East-ayrshire.gov.uk. 4 April 2018.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "School Uniform Policy". Blogs.glowscotland.org.uk. 6 October 2021.

[snp-cllr-alan-brown-7] Brown, Alan. "Cllr Alan Brown". SNP Party Website. SNP. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[thenational-meet-mp-8] Burns, Janice (1 June 2015). "Meet your new Scottish MPs: #17 Alan Brown, Kilmarnock and Loudoun". The National . Retrieved 1 June 2015.

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