Arbroath High School

Arbroath High School is a modern six-year, all-through comprehensive situated on the west side of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. AccommodationThe new building was opened in 1985 to serve the west side of Arbroath and outlying areas, such as the villages of Arbirlot, Carmyllie and Colliston. The school was built in a residential area not far from the town centre. As well as the facilities normally associated with schools, it has priority use during the day of Arbroath Sports Centre, containing a full-sized swimming pool, squash courts, gymnasium and games hall. The general public make use of these facilities outside school hours. Extensive playing fields are adjacent to the school as well as an all-weather floodlit astroturf pitch. AdmissionsArbroath High is the larger of two secondary schools in Arbroath, the other being Arbroath Academy, which serves the east end of Arbroath and surrounding areas. Intake is from eight associated primary schools – Arbirlot, Carmyllie, Ladyloan, Colliston, Inverbrothock, Muirfield, St Thomas' and Timmergreens. A small number of pupils enter from other primaries in the surrounding areas. HistoryThe school began life as a grammar school, but became and remains a state comprehensive school. Its old building now houses the Arbroath campus of Dundee and Angus College. The school faced a scandal in 2014, when the newly appointed Rector, Gillian Rew, was suspended due to accusations of misbehaviour on a senior residential excursion, an incident reported widely in the media with much pupil and parent backlash in support of the Rector. In September 2015 it was confirmed Rew had been dismissed from her position despite no charges being pressed.

Arbroath High School is a modern six-year, all-through comprehensive situated on the west side of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. AccommodationThe new building was opened in 1985 to serve the west side of Arbroath and outlying areas, such as the villages of Arbirlot, Carmyllie and Colliston. The school was built in a residential area not far from the town centre. As well as the facilities normally associated with schools, it has priority use during the day of Arbroath Sports Centre, containing a full-sized swimming pool, squash courts, gymnasium and games hall. The general public make use of these facilities outside school hours. Extensive playing fields are adjacent to the school as well as an all-weather floodlit astroturf pitch. AdmissionsArbroath High is the larger of two secondary schools in Arbroath, the other being Arbroath Academy, which serves the east end of Arbroath and surrounding areas. Intake is from eight associated primary schools – Arbirlot, Carmyllie, Ladyloan, Colliston, Inverbrothock, Muirfield, St Thomas' and Timmergreens. A small number of pupils enter from other primaries in the surrounding areas. HistoryThe school began life as a grammar school, but became and remains a state comprehensive school. Its old building now houses the Arbroath campus of Dundee and Angus College. The school faced a scandal in 2014, when the newly appointed Rector, Gillian Rew, was suspended due to accusations of misbehaviour on a senior residential excursion, an incident reported widely in the media with much pupil and parent backlash in support of the Rector. In September 2015 it was confirmed Rew had been dismissed from her position despite no charges being pressed.