Mintlaw Academy

Mintlaw Academy
Motto Putting learning first
Established 1981
Type State comprehensive
Head Teacher Linda Duthie (Acting)
Location Station Road
Mintlaw
Aberdeenshire
AB42 5FN
Scotland
Coordinates: 57°31′29″N 2°00′47″W / 57.524789°N 2.013193°W / 57.524789; -2.013193
Local authority Aberdeenshire Council
Staff 69.9 wte
Students 858[1]
Gender Co-educational
Ages 11–18
Houses 4
Website mintlawacademy.aberdeenshire.sch.uk

Mintlaw Academy is a secondary school in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

History

The school opened in 1981 with about 600 enrolled students and a capacity of 1,000. By August 2003, it had about 920 enrolled students. The rector is Alan Horberry.[2] The school serves the rural communities of Central Buchan and draws pupils from the villages of Mintlaw, Fetterangus, Longside, Maud, New Deer, New Pitsligo, Strichen, Auchnagatt, Stuartfield and the surrounding area.

At Mintlaw Academy there are four houses. Brucklay (named after Brucklay estate between Maud and New Deer), Deer (named after Deer Abbey a few miles from the school), Mormond (named after Mormond Hill near Strichen) and Ugie (named after the river Ugie flowing past Mintlaw). There was another house, Aden, (named after Aden Country Park) though this house was stopped due to a falling roll at the end of the 2008/09 school year.

Community School Network

In addition to Mintlaw Academy, the Mintlaw Community School Network consists of Auchnagatt Primary School, Fetterangus Primary School, Kininmonth Primary School, Longside Primary School, Maud Primary School, Mintlaw Primary School, New Deer Primary School, New Pitsligo & St John's School, Pitfour Primary School, Strichen Primary School and Stuartfield Primary School.[3]

Former pupils

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Mintlaw Academy". Scottish Schools Online. September 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "New head teacher for Mintlaw". pressandjournal.co.uk. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Mintlaw Community School Network". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
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