Annan Academy

Annan Academy
Established	1802
Type	State coeducational secondary
Rector	James Brown
Deputes	D Muir (Maths), S Brown (French) and S Speight (Maths)
Location	St John's Road Annan DG12 6AP Scotland
Staff	80 (approx FTE)
Students	882
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Houses	Douglas House, Solway House, and Bruce House
Feeder schools	Elmvale, Hecklegirth, Gretna, Brydekirk, Newington, Eastriggs, Carrutherstown, Springfield, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Cummertrees, St Columba's
School years	S1 to S6
Website	Official school website

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.

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.

Houses

There are three "houses": Bruce, Douglas and Solway; whose colours are blue, green, and yellow respectively. Prefects from the fifth and sixth year are elected by both pupils and staff.

Notable former pupils

Edward Irving (1792–1834), Scottish clergyman
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian
Archie Brown (1938–), Emeritus Professor of Politics, Oxford University
Russell Brown (1951–), Scottish Labour Party politician
Jim Wallace (1954–), Deputy First Minister of Scotland for 1999–2005
Ashley Jensen (1969–), star of Extras and Ugly Betty

External links

Secondary schools in Dumfries and Galloway

State schools	Annan Academy Castle Douglas High School Dalbeattie High School Douglas Ewart High School Dalry Secondary School Dumfries Academy Dumfries High School Kirkcudbright Academy Langholm Academy Lockerbie Academy Maxwelltown High School Moffat Academy Sanquhar Academy St Joseph's College Stranraer Academy Wallace Hall Academy

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