Maxwelltown High School

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Maxwelltown High School
Maxwelltown-High-Logo.gif
Crest of Maxwelltown High School
Address
Maxwelltown High School
Lochside Road

Dumfries
,
DG2 0EL
Coordinates 55°05′06″N3°38′46″W / 55.085°N 3.646°W / 55.085; -3.646
Information
Type Secondary School
MottoCognoscam (Know)
Established1971; 52 years ago
Closed2018; 5 years ago
Local authority Dumfries and Galloway Council
GenderMixed
Colour(s)  Black
  Royal Blue

Maxwelltown High School was a state funded, six-year comprehensive secondary school in the Lochside area of Dumfries, Scotland. Founded in 1971, [1] Maxwelltown High School was the most recently founded secondary school in Dumfries and Galloway, before merging with other schools into North West Community Campus. It had 311 pupils as of August 2012. [2] The roll of Maxwelltown High School had been steadily declining since 2002. [3]

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Although attainment throughout the school was generally lower than the national averages for equivalent qualifications, this improved in later years and the school was known as being a leader in curriculum development. [4]

History

Beginnings

The school is the most recently founded High School operating in Dumfries and Galloway, opening in 1971 to subsidize the rapid expansion of Dumfries's population in the 1970s, particularly affordable council developments in the Lochside and Lincluden areas where the school is located. The school was designed by architect Alexander Abercrombie Wilkie [5] who was at the time chief architect of Dumfries County Council Architect and Master of Works Department responsible for all council developments in the area known at the time as Dumfries County (later incorporated into Dumfries and Galloway), it was Wilkie's last major architectural design before his death in 1972. [6]

The school is within the town border of Dumfries but it is not contained within the bounds of Dumfriesshire, it is instead in the historic burgh of Maxwelltown in neighbouring Kirkcudbrightshire from which the school inherits its name. In 1983, with the closing of Cargenbridge Secondary School, the school's catchment area grew to include Cargenbridge Primary School and Shawhead Primary School bringing the total number of catchment primary schools to 6 where it stands today. [7] [8]

Recent history

In recent years, the school has focused a lot of attention on social development and community integration particularly in the areas surrounding the school which have a reputation being socially problematic, having high rates of crime, antisocial behaviour, and problems with bullying inside the school. [9] The school tries to support pupils coming from disadvantaged backgrounds [2] and is highly regarded for its learning support department which provides additional support to pupils with special educational and behavioural needs. [4]

Closure

In the summer of 2018, the school closed its doors with all staff and pupils being transferred to the newly built North West Community Campus. [10] The site was left derelict and was later fully demolished in 2020. [11]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ McLachlanh, Bruce (15 July 2012). "Some Dumfries Facts". A Visitors Guide To Dumfries. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 Maxwelltown High School Handbook Archived 24 December 2012 at the UK Government Web Archive . Dumfries and Galloway Council. 2012.
  3. ↑ Number of Pupils in Primary and Secondary Schools in Dumfries and Galloway Archived 23 December 2012 at the UK Government Web Archive . Dumfries and Galloway Council. 2012.
  4. 1 2 Inspection Report Archived 6 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education. 8 January 2008.
  5. ↑ DSA Building/Design Report. Dictionary of Scottish Architects. 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. ↑ DSA Architect Biography Report. Dictionary of Scottish Architects. 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Cluster Transition Policy Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Maxwelltown High School. December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Primary And Secondary Schools – Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Consultation Draft Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine . Neighbourhood Renewal Masterplan for Dumfries and Galloway. Dumfries and Galloway Council. May 2006.
  10. ↑ "Calls for 'urgent action' over future of derelict Dumfries school". ITV News. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Carmichael, Tracy (19 June 2020). "Demolition gets back underway at a former Dumfries school building". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Ted McMinn profile on "Queens legends" on the official Queen of the South FC website
  13. ↑ "Scotsman Obituaries: Professor Anne Neville OBE, peerless engineering researcher". scotsman.com. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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