Whitburn Academy

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Whitburn Academy
Address
Whitburn Academy
Shanks Road

, ,
EH47 0HL

Scotland
Coordinates 55°52′07″N3°40′46″W / 55.8686°N 3.6795°W / 55.8686; -3.6795
Information
Type Secondary school
Established1967 (1967)
Local authority West Lothian Council
HeadteacherTracey Loudon [1]
Gender Mixed
Houses
  • Bruce
  • Douglas
  • Wallace
[2]
Website www.whitburnacademy.westlothian.org.uk

Whitburn Academy is a mixed secondary school in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Twinned school

Whitburn Academy is twinned with Mzuzu Government Secondary School in Malawi. [3]

Press coverage and achievements

In December 2017, students from Whitburn Academy used various fundraising methods, such as a non-dress code day and other events to buy a defibrilator for the school. The defibrilator was bought from ALBA care. The students from Whitburn Academy also designed the logo for the station at Whitburn Cross. [4]

In March 2018, S3 pupil Rachel Mann won the 21st Schuh shoe design competition, in which schools all across West Lothian competed in. She won the grand prize of the Schuh trophy and a year's worth of free shoes. [5]

References

  1. "Moving forward, working together". Whitburn Academy. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. "House Teams". Whitburn Academy. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. "Whitburn Academy". www.scotland-malawipartnership.org. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  4. "Fundraising for Defibrilator" . Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. "Student Wins Schuh Prize" . Retrieved 31 December 2017.