Annan Academy

Annan Academy is a secondary school in Annan, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The present school is the result of an amalgamation in 1921 of the original Annan Academy and Greenknowe Public School, although its history goes back to the 17th century.

Annan Academy
Address
St John's Road Annan , DG12 6AP Scotland
Information
Type	State coeducational secondary
Established	1802 (1802)
Founder	Jordan Murray
Rector	Ewan Murray
Staff	80 (approx FTE)
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	795
Houses	Bruce House, Douglas House, Solway House, Hoddom House and Kinmount House
Feeder schools	Elmvale, Hecklegirth, Gretna, Brydekirk, Newington, Eastriggs, Carrutherstown, Springfield, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Cummertrees, St Columba's
School years	S1 to S6
Website	annanacademyorguk.ipage.com/index.html

Behind the buildings are the school's sports playing fields which additionally play host to local fairs and other outdoor functions such as the annual national pipe band competition. Adjacent to the school's main car and coach park, which is situated at the front of the buildings, lies the Annan public swimming baths and associated car park.

History

The original Annan Academy, founded in 1802, was housed in a building in the town's Port St until 1820, when the council built new school premises in Ednam St. From there it moved to further new buildings in Greenknowe in 1840, and these were later replaced by larger ones with a distinctive bell-tower in 1895, which are still in use today and house the school's library; the original building was built by George McIldowie. The latter red sandstone buildings were joined during an expansion in the 1960s by several new buildings of contemporary style and construction, enabling it to accept more pupils from a wider catchment area. A new performing arts building was added in the 2010s.

Sports

Annan United FC are a school football team affiliated with Annan Academy.

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Annan Academy

• Russell Brown (1951–), Scottish Labour Party politician, Former MP for Dumfriesshire (1997-2005) and Dumfries and Galloway (UK Parliament constituency) (2005-2015)
• William Brown (1888–1975), mycologist and plant pathologist, head of botany at Imperial College London
• Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian
• David Gow (1957-), Bioengineer, inventor of the I-LIMB Hand
• Emma Harper (1967–), Scottish National Party MSP for the South Scotland region
• Ashley Jensen (1969–), star of Extras and Ugly Betty
• Edward Irving (1792–1834), Scottish clergyman
• Jim Wallace (1954–), Deputy First Minister of Scotland (1999–2005).

External links

• Annan Academy - official website homepage
• Annan Academy on dumgal.gov.uk
• Annan Academy on Scottish Schools Online