Castlehead High School

Castlehead High School is a non-denominational, mixed state secondary school in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. In 1989, John Neilson High School (founded as the John Neilson Institution in 1852) merged into Castlehead High School in 1989.

Castlehead High School
Address
Canal Street

Paisley
,
Renfrewshire
,
PA1 2HL

Scotland
Coordinates55.83931°N 4.43316°W / 55.83931; -4.43316
Information
TypeState secondary school
MottoWork hard be kind
Established1972 (1972)
Local authorityRenfrewshire Council
Head teacherMartin MacDonald[1]
Years offered6
GenderMixed
Age range11 - 18 years
Enrolment708[2]
HousesMaxwellton, Oakshaw, Camphill
Colour(s)Brown, blue and gold    
Websitewww.castleheadhigh.com

Associated Primary Schools

Primary Schools

The primary schools that feed into Castlehead are Glencoats Primary School, Wallace Primary School and West Primary School[3]

Sports

Castlehead is one of six Scottish Football Association Schools of Football. Under this program, twenty first-year students receive daily coaching, development and recovery sessions and other academic and social development activities. The Schools of Football program is funded through the Scottish Football Association's partnership with Cashback For Communities, a Scottish Government scheme that gives communities illicit monies seized from criminals.

On 8 September 2008, Castlehead hosted the draw for the first round of the 2008–09 Scottish Cup.[4]

Awards

One area of the school's performance identified as needing improvement on the 2005 evaluation was attendance. In recognition of the effort the school faculty, students and parents made, in 2006 the school won the Scottish Education Award: "Better Behaviour and Attendance Award".[5]

Philip Lawrence Award, in recognition of the school's paired reading program where senior pupils help junior pupils develop their reading skills.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Meet Our Senior Leadership Team". Meet Our Senior Leadership Team. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/media/2156/Secondary-Schools---Pupil-Roll-201819/pdf/Secondary_School_Pupil_Rolls_2021.pdf?m=1560414133827
  3. https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/2441/Castlehead-High-School
  4. "ScottishFA.com". Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  5. "Scottish Education Awards". Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  6. "the-gazette.co.uk". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. "google.com". Retrieved 26 August 2021.



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