Motto Finding a Way Closed September 2010 Principal Anni Cole-Hamilton Founded September 2002 | Established September 2002 Type Independent Founder Anni Cole-Hamilton | |
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Location Petty EastGollanfieldIV2 7QPScotland | ||
Moray Firth School was an independent school located at Gollanfield, between Inverness and Nairn in the Highland council area of Scotland. It was the only independent school in the region.
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Establishment
Plans for the new school were published in January 1998. The building was previously occupied by the Petty East School that was closed by Highland Council due to falling rolls.
Moray Firth School was opened, in September 2002, by Anni Cole-Hamilton, who was also its principal.
The school
The school had taught children aged 5 to 18 years. It featured that each pupil had their own individual learning plan.
At the time of closure it had pupils aged 5 to 14 with plans to add a sixth form, and was the only independent school in the Highlands.
Events
The school, which had charitable status, was embroiled in a controversy in February 2008 when its website advertised a course on how to repair guns and maintain weapons. The advert was part of a package from Google.
Richard Dawkins visited the school in April 2009 and was quizzed on his views on evolution.
The Inverness-based Truly Terrible Orchestra was originally located at the school.
Proposed relocation and closure
The Principal announced in February 2009 that she was seeking a greenfield site in Inverness to allow the school to continue with its expansion plan and to make the school more accessible to children.
The school closed in September 2010 in preparation for a move to the Inverness Campus. These plans were abandoned in February 2011 and the school website states that the school "remains in abeyance".