Mintlaw Academy is a

secondary school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...

, Scotland.

History

The school opened in 1981 with about 600 enrolled students and a capacity of 1,000. By August 2003, it had about 920 enrolled students. The rector is Linda Duthie . The school serves the rural communities of Central Buchan and draws pupils from the villages of

Mintlaw Mintlaw ''(literally meaning a smooth, flat place)'' is a large village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies at the intersection of the A950 and A952 roads, west of Peterhead. The 2001 UK census records a population of 2,647 people. It suppor ...

Fetterangus Fetterangus (, ) is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located just to the north of Mintlaw. Fetterangus is often called "Fishie", though the origin of this nickname is unknown. Lord Pitfour is credited with establishing the village o ...

Longside Longside is a village located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, consisting of a single main street. It lies seven miles inland from Peterhead and two miles from Mintlaw on the A950. Its population in 2001 was 721. The River Ugie flows through it. ...

, Maud,

New Deer New Deer () is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, which lies in the valley of Deer. It is located at the junction of several roads crossing through the Howe of Buchan. It was founded after monks from Deer Abbey, Old Deer, built ...

, New Pitsligo,

Strichen Strichen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It sits on the A981, connecting it to New Deer to the southwest and Fraserburgh to the north-northeast, and the B9093, connecting it to New Pitsligo about due west. The village got its nam ...

Auchnagatt Auchnagatt () is a village and rural area in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the Ebrie Burn and on the A948 road between Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Ellon and New Deer. Schools Auchnagatt Primary School is situated in the village. The ...

Stuartfield Stuartfield is a small inland village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated south of Old Deer. It was formerly known as New Crichie, and the name is still used by locals as illustrated by the village association website bein ...

and the surrounding area. At Mintlaw Academy there are four houses. Brucklay (named after

Brucklay estate Maud () is a village in the Buchan area of the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire, with a population of 780 (2006 estimate).

between Maud and New Deer), Deer (named after

Deer Abbey Deer Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Buchan, Scotland. It was founded by 1219 under the patronage William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, who is also buried there. History There was an earlier community of Scottish monks or priests, ...

a few miles from the school), Mormond (named after

Mormond Hill Mormond Hill (from Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic ''Mórmhonadh'', "big hill") is a broad eminence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not far from Fraserburgh. Its twin summits reach heights of and ; the higher of the two is known as Waughton Hill. The hill i ...

near

) and Ugie (named after the

river Ugie The River Ugie or Ugie Water is a river in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is formed by the junction of two streams, the North Ugie and the South Ugie, which meet near Longside. From here, the river flows eastwards to fall into the North Se ...

flowing past

). There used to be another house, Aden, (named after

Aden Country Park Aden Country Park is located in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, first mentioned in the 10th-century ''Book of Deer''. The park has a caravan area with camping, a small shop, a small cafe near the agricultural museum, a play area, the maintaine ...

) though this house was stopped due to a falling roll at the end of the 2008–2009 school year.

Community School Network

In addition to Mintlaw Academy, the Mintlaw Community School Network consists of Auchnagatt Primary School, Fetterangus Primary School, Kininmonth Primary School, Longside Primary School, Maud Primary School, Mintlaw Primary School, New Deer Primary School, New Pitsligo & St John's School, Pitfour Primary School, Strichen Primary School and Stuartfield Primary School.

Former pupils

Kim Little Kim Alison Little (born 29 June 1990) is a Scottish professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal of the English Women's Super League. Before her retirement from international ...

– international footballer *

Nikki Kidd Nikki Kidd (born 14 August 1987 in Buckie) is a female field hockey forward from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2006. Kidd, a resident of Longside, attended Mintlaw Academy ...

– international field hockey player *LXC (Luke Cooper) – DJ and producer *Brad Morrison – actor known for ITV's

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References

External links

* {{authority control Educational institutions established in 1981 Secondary schools in Aberdeenshire 1981 establishments in Scotland Buildings and structures in Buchan