Established 1978 Headteacher Dean Smith Phone +44 141 577 2300 Founded 1978 Staff 132 | Type Secondary School Gender Mixed Number of students 1,248 | |
Depute Head Teacher Fiona McLachlan (S1 - Acting)Anne Lewis (S2)Steven Hale (S3)Rosanne Cartledge (S4 - Acting)Ian Phillips (S5)James McKenna (S6) Location Waterfoot RoadNewton MearnsEast RenfrewshireG77 5GUScotland Address Waterfoot Rd, Newton Mearns, Glasgow G77 5GU, UK |
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For schools of the same name, see Castle High School.
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- Awards and recognition
- Alumni
- References
Mearns Castle High School is a secondary school situated on Waterfoot Road in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Scotland roughly seven miles from Glasgow. It was built in 1978, and pupils from Mearns Primary, Eaglesham Primary, Kirkhill Primary and Calderwood Lodge are all part of the school's catchment area. The Head Teacher is Dean Smith. The First Head Teacher of the school was Mr I Climie for 18 years,
The school has recently received a new extension. The extension of the school is part of a Public Private Partnership Project with builders HBG, the extension provides many extra classrooms, currently used for Maths, Social subjects and the school office. Mearns Castle is situated next to Maxwell Mearns Church which hosts the numerous services for all year groups throughout the year. It is also positioned next to Mearns Castle (15th century), hence the name, "Mearns Castle High School".
It is currently ranked as 3rd in the most recent Scottish State School of the Year Table (2014). The SQA results each year place Mearns Castle in the top 5% for Scotland as the school achieves consistently high marks in school performance tables.
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Awards and recognition
The school was one of three finalists in the Most Enterprising Secondary as part of the Scottish Education Awards 2007, which aim to celebrate successes and recognise achievements in Scottish education. The school's Senior Concert Band also achieved significant success in the NCBF competitions achieving numerous Gold Awards at both a Regional and National Level.
Alumni
Matthew McGinley - Professional footballer
John Clark, Steven Clark - Musicians, members of the Scottish indie pop band Bis
Lynne Beattie - Professional Volleyballer & Olympian