Jedburgh Grammar School is a
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secondary school
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in
Jedburgh
Jedburgh ( ; ; or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Roxburghshire.
History
Jedburgh began as ''Jedworð'', the "worth" or enclosed settlem ...
,
Scotland
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, with around 440 pupils, 40 teaching staff, and 15 non-teaching staff.
History
While the first institution bearing the name Jedburgh Grammar School was founded in the 15th century by
William Turnbull of
Bedrule
Bedrule () is a hamlet and civil parish in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The hamlet lies on the east side of the Rule Water, which gave the village its name, about 4 miles west of Jedburgh. It ...
who was then
Bishop of Glasgow
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and the school was based at
Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh Abbey, a ruined Augustinians, Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century, is situated in the town of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders, north of the border with England at Carter Bar.
History
Towards the middle of the 9th ...
where the pupils (boys) would sing and learn about music. In 1747 the school was still based in the crypts of the abbey.
This school was created as a result of the Education (Scotland) Act of 1872 which required that children should receive an education. The school was extended at the turn of the century when secondary education was also offered.
Architecture
left, 1880s buildings
The school is made up of five main buildings. The original buildings at this site were started in 1882
to designs by
Hardy & Wight and are dated to 1885, whilst the Rutherford and Sports Centre buildings date from the 1970s. The 1880 part of the school was "listed" in 1993.
Since the 1990s, a series of refurbishments have taken place.
Ramps were added to the Brewster, Drama and Social Dining Building in 2013.
In July 2022 Jedburgh Grammar Campus was shortlisted for the
RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award The RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award is an annual architecture prize in Scotland. Organised by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), it was named in memory of the awards founder and patron, Andrew Doolan. Establ ...
.
Houses
Pupils of the school belong to one of three Houses named after famous alumni:
[ The most notable person from Jedburgh (]Mary Somerville
Mary Somerville ( ; , formerly Greig; 26 December 1780 – 29 November 1872) was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath. She studied mathematics and astronomy, and in 1835 she and Caroline Herschel were elected as the first female Honorar ...
) was a woman and could not attend the school.
* Brewster (Blue, named after physicist Sir David Brewster
Sir David Brewster Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order, KH President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, PRSE Fellow of the Royal Society of London, FRS Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, FSA Scot Fellow of the Scottish Society of ...
)
* Rutherford (Red, named after theologian Samuel Rutherford
Samuel Rutherford (also Rutherfurd or Rutherfoord; – 29 March 1661) was a Scottish Presbyterian pastor and theology, theologian and one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly.
Life
Samuel Rutherford was born in t ...
)
* Thomson (Green, named after poet James Thomson)
Notable alumni
*John Ainslie
A plaque in Castlegate in Jedburgh
John Ainslie (22 April 1745 – 29 February 1828) was a Scottish surveyor and cartographer.
Life
Ainslie was born in Jedburgh, the youngest son of John Ainslie, a druggist, Writer to the Signet and burgess of t ...
, cartographer[
*]Karen Gillon
Karen Macdonald Gillon (' Turnbull; born 18 August 1967) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Clydesdale from 1999 to 2011.
Early life and career
Gillon was born ...
, MSP
*
*Ainslie Henderson
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, singer-songwriter, BAFTA-winning animator
*Steve Hislop
Robert Steven Hislop (11 January 1962 – 30 July 2003) was a Scottish motorcycle racer. Hislop won at the Isle of Man TT eleven times, was the British 250cc Champion (1990) and lifted the British Superbike championship on two occasions (199 ...
, motorcycle racer[
* Bob Keiller, business man
*]Greig Laidlaw
Greig Laidlaw (born 12 October 1985) is a Scottish former professional rugby union player who played as a scrum-half and as a fly-half. Laidlaw holds the record for most caps as captain, 39, of the Scottish national team. He also represented ...
, rugby union player
*Roy Laidlaw
Roy James Laidlaw (born 5 October 1953) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, pp145, 146
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Much of his domestic rugby was played with Jed-Forest RFC, who were in the Scottish Second Divi ...
, rugby union player
*The Rt. Hon. Michael Moore
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MP, Secretary of State for Scotland.
References
External links
Jedburgh Grammar SchoolJedburgh Grammar School's page on Scottish Schools Online
*http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/boxer-doug-one-of-our-best-1-2340244
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Secondary schools in the Scottish Borders
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