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Buckhaven High School

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Established
  
1860s

Type
  
Secondary

Location
  
Buckhaven Scotland

Motto
  
Perseverando

Closed
  
June 2016

Headteacher
  
Grant Whytock

Phone
  
+44 1592 583403

Buckhaven High School

Houses
  
Balgonie Macduff Lundin Weymss

Address
  
Methilhaven Rd, Buckhaven KY8 1HL, UK

Similar
  
Auchmuty High School, Bell Baxter High School, Glenwood High School, Balwearie High School, Lochgelly High School

Buckhaven high school aerial oct 2016


Buckhaven High School was a six-year co-educational non-denominational comprehensive school with a roll of c.1200. In the past Buckhaven was Levenmouth's high school for pupils who passed their qualifying exam. The school's motto was Perseverando.

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The school's origins dated back to the 1860s and for many years it occupied a site in College Street, Buckhaven. The most recent building was in use from 1957 until 2016, and in 1976 an extension was completed. The catchments for the school were Buckhaven Primary, Methilhill Primary, East Wemyss Primary, Coaltown of Wemyss Primary, Parkhill Primary, Kirkton of Largo Primary and Kennoway Primary. They also received pupils from out with the catchments who submitted placing requests.

Old buckhaven high school part 4


Merger

In June 2012 Fife Council proposed that the school should merge with neighbouring Kirkland High School and Community College to create Levenmouth Academy. The plans were approved in April 2014 and the new school opened to pupils on 17 August 2016

Notable former pupils

  • Clive Russell - actor
  • Ruth Davidson - politician
  • Henry McLeish - politician
  • David Mach - sculptor
  • References

    Buckhaven High School Wikipedia