Coltness High School is a

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located in

Coltness Coltness is the largest suburb of the town of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The 2001 census indicated a population of almost 4,500. Lying to the north east of Wishaw town centre, Coltness is an area of mainly local authority built h ...

, the largest suburb of

Wishaw Wishaw (; ; ) is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the River Clyde, Clyde Valley, south-east of Glasgow city centre. The town is part of the Motherwell and Wishaw (UK Parliament constituency), Motherwell and Wishaw c ...

North Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the north-east of the Glasgow City council area and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns, and villages. It also borders East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk (co ...

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. The school opened in 1966, and as of May 2015 had a roll of 780 pupils. The school serves the catchment area of

and

Cambusnethan Cambusnethan is a historic parish in North Lanarkshire in Scotland. The largest settlement in the parish is Wishaw, and Cambusnethan now appears on maps as a village almost contiguous with Wishaw. The village is approximately long, straddling ...

, as well as settlements outside of Wishaw such as

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. From 2010 the school underwent a series of renovation works to modernise its aging facilities and reduce the likelihood of closure.

Notable alumni

* Eilidh Austin, footballer *

Andrew Barrowman Andrew Barrowman (born 27 November 1984) is a Scottish retired professional footballer, who played as a striker. A journeyman, Barrowman played for 15 different sides during his career, including Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Ross County and ...

, footballer *

Derek Holmes Derek Holmes (born 18 October 1978) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Heart of Midlothian, Cowdenbeath, Raith Rovers, Ross County, AFC Bournemouth, Carlisle United, Rotherham United, St Johnstone, Queen of the Sout ...

, footballer *

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, footballer *

Scott Leitch Donald Scott Leitch (born 6 October 1969) is a Scottish former football player and coach, who played as a midfielder. He played professionally for Dunfermline Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Swindon Town and Motherwell, and managed Ross Count ...

, footballer and manager * Lewis Macleod, footballer * David McEwan, footballer *

Lennon Miller Lennon Lee Miller (born 25 August 2006) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Motherwell and the Scotland national team. Club career Miller began his career in the youth system at Motherwell from the age of s ...

, footballerMotherwell kid Lennon Miller's dream Scotland debut with England halfway goal
Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 21 August 2021 * Paul Quinn, footballer *

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, Scottish MEP and Rector of the

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* David Turnbull, footballer * Andrew Wilson, ex-MSP

References

External links

Coltness High School

Coltness High School on Education Scotland
Educational institutions established in 1966 Secondary schools in North Lanarkshire Wishaw 1966 establishments in Scotland {{Scotland-school-stub