Uddingston Grammar School is a mainstream state school in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is one of 17 secondary schools operated by South Lanarkshire Council. Its motto is 'Virtute Crescam' which means 'May I grow in moral excellence'.
| Uddingston Grammar School | |
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| Address | |
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Old Glasgow Road Uddingston , , G71 7BT Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°49′23″N 4°05′12″W / 55.82303°N 4.08657°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Main Stream State School |
| Motto | "Virtute Crescam" (May I Grow in Moral Excellence) |
| Opened | August 1884 |
| Authority | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Headteacher | John McKay |
| Staff | 90 FTE |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| School roll | 1175 (as at September 2014) |
| Houses | Arran, Bute, Lewis, Mull, Orkney and Skye |
| Colour(s) |
Yellow, black, white |
| Website | www |
The school was opened in August 1884,[1] with its buildings located next to Uddingston railway station. In 2009, Uddingston Grammar moved to a new campus nearby (on the site of its former playing fields) as part of South Lanarkshire Council's school modernisation programme; the oldest of the existing buildings was converted into apartments as part of a residential development.[2]
The school's catchment area includes the communities of Uddingston, Bothwell, Birkenshaw, Tannochside, Viewpark and recently parts of Newton in Cambuslang.[3][4][5]
The school's roll is approximately 1175 pupils as of September 2013, with approximately 90 teaching staff (FTE).
House groups edit
The school is divided into seven house groups: Arran, Bute, Lewis, Mull, Orkney, Harris and Skye, named after islands in Scotland.
Previously there were four house groups: named Clyde, Douglas, Dechmont, and Calder after Scottish rivers.
Notable former pupils edit
- Stuart Carswell, football player
- Colin Cameron, politician
- John Kirk, cricketer
- Robert MacFarlane, cricketer and cricket administrator
- Gary MacKenzie, football player
- Aileen McGlynn, Paralympic athlete
- Alexander McNab, cricketer
- Craig Moore, football player
- Iain Munro, former football player and manager
- Dr Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
- Thomas Watson, cricketer
References edit
- ^ Thomson, George (1960). The County of Lanark. Glasgow: Collins. p. 285. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ Uddingston Grammar School (Former), Station Road, Uddingston, Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland, 17 December 2013
- ^ "Parents react angrily to new school plans". STV Group (Scotland). 25 November 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Cambuslang East's £240,000 to be spent at Uddingston Grammar". Daily Record. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Calls continue for new school in Cambuslang as stats show growing number of pupils going to Uddingston". Daily Record. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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