Montrose Academy
| Montrose Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Academy Square , , DD10 8HU Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 56°42′33″N 2°27′47″W / 56.709204°N 2.4630719°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive School |
| Motto | Semper Sursum (Latin) Always aim high |
| Established | 1815 |
| Local authority | Angus |
| Rector | Malcolm Smart |
| Staff | 79 |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1917 |
| Houses | Dun Esk Lunan Burnes |
| Colour(s) | |
| Feeder schools | List
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| Website | https://www.montroseacademy.co.uk/ |
Montrose Academy is a coeducational secondary school in Montrose Angus. The School now teaches people from ages 11–18.
It became a comprehensive school in the mid-fifties and was one of a pair of Scottish schools which formed a country-wide trial of comprehensive schooling in Scotland. It serves the surrounding local community with a roll of around 900 students and a staff of 79. Most pupils come from the associated primary schools of Borrowfield, Ferryden, Lochside, Rosemount, Southesk and St Margaret's. A number of pupils come from outside the catchment area.