Grove Academy is an 11–18 mixed

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Broughty Ferry Broughty Ferry (; ; ) is a suburb of Dundee, in Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the City Centre, Dundee, city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated ...

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, Scotland. There are four associated feeder Primary schools linked to Grove, which are Barnhill, Craigiebarns, Eastern and Forthill.

History

Grove Academy was established in 1889. In 2007, construction began on completely new buildings on the site of the Extension Buildings and huts. The buildings were designed by the Holmes Partnership built under a public-private partnership. It is maintained by the Robertson Facilities Management.Robertson Facilities Management's page about Grove Academy
An equity stake in the school is retained by private investors. Phase 1 opened 2008 and Phase 2 opened in November 2009. The new school was completed and formally opened on 2 March 2010 by the First Minister of Scotland

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.Opening of new school by Alex Salmond

Academic success

Of all the schools in Scotland, Grove is one of the highest achieving in terms of academic success. It is placed in the top 30 across the country, an improvement on its placement in the 100s during the 90s. In 2004, the school was the best performing in

, with 52% of S4 pupils achieving five or more credit level standard grades, 31% of S5s gaining three or more highers and 51% of S6s leaving with three or more highers. 2006 saw the number of S4 pupils achieving five or more standard grade credit level awards in S4 rising from 45% to 58%, the Scottish average being 30%. Grove Academy also reported increases in the number of S6 pupils achieving three or more highers with 48%.*Watson, Laurie. Wilson, Ala
"Dundee schools improve - but still below average"
, ''The Evening Telegraph'', 14 December 2006. In 2008, Grove Academy led Dundee's exam result attainment, beating the national average in every category.*Dowie, Mark
"Star performers and stragglers in Angus, Tayside and Perthshire"
''Aberdeen Press & Journal'', 12 December 2008. 76% of pupils went on to higher and further education, with 29% of pupils gaining awards at level seven. The results were one of the biggest exam result improvements in Scotland and it has the highest proportion of pupils going on to university, 36%.*Smith, Grant
"Grove shows up well on new schools website"
, ''The Evening Telegraph'', 12 December 2008.

Notable alumni

* Colin Campbell, Lord Malcolm, lawyer and judge * Alan Cochrane, editor * W. N. Herbert, poet * Alastair Johnston, businessman * James Meek, author * Lewis Moonie, politician * G. C. Peden, emeritus professor of history at Stirling University *

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, academic * David Robertson, former broadcaster and newsreader *

George Thomson George Thomson may refer to: Government and politics * George Thomson (MP for Southwark) (c. 1607–1691), English merchant and Parliamentarian soldier, official and politician * George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth (1921–2008), Scottish p ...

, journalist and politician * Sir Thomas Winsor, lawyer, economic regulatory professional and chief inspector of constabulary * Gordon Chree, reporter

References

External links

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Pictures of the former school buildings

Design of new school
{{authority control Broughty Ferry Secondary schools in Dundee Educational institutions established in 1889 1889 establishments in Scotland School buildings completed in 2010