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| Aberdeen Grammar School | |
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| Address | |
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Skene Street , AB10 1HT Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 57°08′49″N 2°06′54″W / 57.1468581°N 2.115042°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Motto | Bon Record |
| Established | c. 1256 |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City Council |
| Rector | Alison Murison, Ma(Hons) (2015–present) |
| Staff | 77 (2018)[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational (all boys previously) |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,120 (2018)[1] |
| Houses | Byron Keith and Dun Melvin |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Red, White |
| Alumni | Aberdeen Grammar School Former Pupils Club |
| Website | Aberdeen Grammar School |
Aberdeen Grammar School is a state secondary school in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is one of thirteen secondary schools run by the Aberdeen City Council educational department.[2]
It is the oldest school in the city and one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, with a history spanning more than 750 years.[3] Founded around 1256, the year used in official school records, it began operating as a boys' school. On Skene Street, near the centre of the city, it was originally situated on Schoolhill, near the current site of Robert Gordon's College.[4] It moved to its current site in 1863, and became co-educational in 1973.[3]
In 1970 the school's name was changed by the City of Aberdeen Education Committee to a more accurate, less ceremonial "Rubislaw Academy" but in 1977 the name was reverted to "Aberdeen Grammar School" by the Grampian Regional Council, who at that point were responsible for education in Aberdeen.[5]
Although the school is named Aberdeen Grammar School, the school is not a Grammar School, The state school does not choose its own students and instead has a catchment zone like other schools in Aberdeen, Scotland.
In an annual survey run by the British broadsheet newspaper The Times, Aberdeen Grammar was rated the 15th best Scottish state secondary school in 2019, and second in Aberdeen behind Cults Academy.[6]
The most notable former student is Lord Byron, the Romantic poet and writer who spent a short amount of time at the school before his move back to England as a 10 year old. A statue of him was erected in the front courtyard of the school. Alumni include Scottish international footballer Russell Anderson and mathematician Hector Munro Macdonald.[7]
- ^ a b "Aberdeen Grammar School". Parentzone Scotland. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "List of Aberdeen City schools". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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- ^ "Top 100 Scottish Secondary Schools". 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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