Jedburgh Grammar School

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Type Secondary Gender Coeducational Phone +44 1835 863273 Number of students 440		Rector Susan Oliver Ages 11–18 Staff 55 Local authority Scottish Borders
Location High Street Jedburgh TD8 6DQ Scotland Houses Brewster, Rutherford, Thomson Address High St, Jedburgh TD8 6DQ, UK Similar Kelso High School, Hawick High School, Earlston High School, Selkirk High School, The Berwicks High Sch Profiles Facebook

Jedburgh Grammar School is a state secondary school in Jedburgh, Scotland, with around 440 pupils, 40 teaching staff, and 15 non-teaching staff.

Architecture

The school is made up of five main buildings. The original buildings are by Hardy & Wight and date from 1885, whilst the Rutherford and Sports Centre buildings date from the 1970s. Since the 1990s, a series of refurbishments have taken place. Ramps have been added to the Brewster, Drama and Social Dining Building in 2013,

History

While the first institution bearing the name Jedburgh Grammar School was founded in the 15th century, the third and current school building did not exist until after the education acts passed in the 1870s.

Houses

Pupils of the school belong to one of three Houses named after famous alumni:

Brewster (Blue, named after physicist Sir David Brewster)

Rutherford (Red, named after theologian Samuel Rutherford)

Thomson (Green, named after poet James Thomson)

Notable alumni

John Ainslie, cartographer

Gary Armstrong, rugby union player

Anthony Fasson GC, naval officer

Karen Gillon, MSP

Ainslie Henderson, singer-songwriter

Steve Hislop, motorcycle racer

Greig Laidlaw, rugby union player

Roy Laidlaw, rugby union player

The Rt. Hon. Michael Moore MP, Secretary of State for Scotland.

Douglas Young, Heavyweight Boxer

References

Jedburgh Grammar School Wikipedia

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Architecture

History

Houses

Notable alumni

References