Banchory Academy is a secondary school serving
Banchory
Banchory (, , ) is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, historically in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is about west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.
Prehistory and archaeology
In 2009, a farmer discovered a short ...
,
Scotland
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and surroundings, including the neighbouring communities of Raemoir, Crathes,
Strachan,
Drumoak
Drumoak (, , ) is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Drumoak is proximate to the River Dee, with Park Bridge, named for the local Park Estate, being a local crossing; Park Estate, w ...
, Durris, Inchmarlo and Glassel. The current school roll is around 800 pupils.
Rector
Banchory Academy's current rector is Judith Wight.
Academic performance
Banchory Academy regularly ranks amongst the top 25 state schools in Scotland, performing consistently well in
SQA examinations. In 2019, Banchory Academy was ranked as the highest performing state school in Aberdeenshire and the 12th highest performing state secondary school in Scotland, with 62% of Banchory Academy pupils obtaining at least 5 SCQF level 6 awards.
A consistently above average proportion of pupils remain at school for fifth and sixth year to take National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher courses.
The HM Inspectors of Education report in 2006 judged school accommodation as being 'weak', noting that it was insufficient for the rising school roll. All other school quality indicators were rated 'good', 'very good' or 'excellent'.
However, since 2019, overall student attainment performance has continued to worsen; this is reflected in a drop in
The Times
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' 2024 school league tables to 48th position across Scotland.
Banchory Academy in the news
In 2008 turf lawn was laid in the sixth year common room.
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External links
Official website
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Secondary schools in Aberdeenshire
Banchory