Oldmachar Academy is situated in Bridge of Don in the north of Aberdeen in an area of private housing. It is a six-year comprehensive, non-denominational school which opened to pupils in August 1982 (April 1983 on its present site). In 2004 it was ranked in the top 50 Secondary Schools in Scotland.
The school consists of seven blocks built to form an irregular quadrangle, with playing fields to the north of the school. The school buildings have often been a target for vandals, with 140 incidents recorded between 2016 and 2019.[2]
The school receives Primary 7 pupils from the 5 associated Primary schools in its 'Associate Schools Group'. These schools are:
Danestone Primary School
Forehill Primary School
Glashieburn Primary School
Greenbrae Primary School
Middleton Park School
The current head teacher is Joanne Hesford, who took over in 2022 from Judith Mohammed.
The school has a capacity of 1,104 pupils. The school roll has gradually fallen over the years, with figures from Aberdeen City Council listing a roll of 852 in 2012, dropping to 656 in 2018, before being forecast to rise slightly in 2020.[3]
The school has a tradition of promoting healthy eating among its pupils, including limiting the amount of fried food available in the canteen.[4] The then-Rector Joseph Leiper took part in a Scotland-wide inquiry into healthy eating in schools in 2004.[5] He was made an OBE for services to education in that year's New Year's Honours list.[6]
Housesedit
As of 2009, there are seven classes in each year group (A to G) except S1 which has six classes. There are four school houses, each named after a local Scottish castle beginning with the letter of the six corresponding classes. "G" does not have its own house due to there not being enough pupils and the absence of a first year "G" class, so they are split into the other houses by year.
^"Roll Forecast Oldmachar Academy Schools Group" (PDF). Aberdeen CityCouncil. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
^Wyllie, James. "Dismay as 'idiots' cost councils £800,000 by trashing north and north-east public buildings". Press and Journal. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^"Roll forecast Oldmachar Academy" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^"Fruit bar kids kill the stodge". Tes. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^"'Ban rogue chip vans'". Tes. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^MacLeod, Donald (31 December 2003). "Knighthoods for school and college heads". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
External linksedit
Oldmachar Academy website
Oldmachar Academy at Scottish Schools Online
January 01, 1970
oldmachar, academy, situated, bridge, north, aberdeen, area, private, housing, year, comprehensive, denominational, school, which, opened, pupils, august, 1982, april, 1983, present, site, 2004, ranked, secondary, schools, scotland, addressjesmond, drivebridge. Oldmachar Academy is situated in Bridge of Don in the north of Aberdeen in an area of private housing It is a six year comprehensive non denominational school which opened to pupils in August 1982 April 1983 on its present site In 2004 it was ranked in the top 50 Secondary Schools in Scotland Oldmachar AcademyAddressJesmond DriveBridge of Don Aberdeen AB22 8URScotlandInformationTypeSecondary SchoolMottoNo fish we can t catch No tower we can t climb No river we can t crossEstablishedAugust 1982 1982 08 Local authorityAberdeen City CouncilStaff40 GenderCo educationalAge11 to 18Capacity1104 1 HousesAuchindoun Crathes Esslemont FyvieColour s Purple blue and silver WebsiteOldmachar Academy Contents 1 Overview 2 Houses 3 Head teachers 4 Notable former pupils 5 References 6 External linksOverview editThe school consists of seven blocks built to form an irregular quadrangle with playing fields to the north of the school The school buildings have often been a target for vandals with 140 incidents recorded between 2016 and 2019 2 The school receives Primary 7 pupils from the 5 associated Primary schools in its Associate Schools Group These schools are Danestone Primary School Forehill Primary School Glashieburn Primary School Greenbrae Primary School Middleton Park School The current head teacher is Joanne Hesford who took over in 2022 from Judith Mohammed The school has a capacity of 1 104 pupils The school roll has gradually fallen over the years with figures from Aberdeen City Council listing a roll of 852 in 2012 dropping to 656 in 2018 before being forecast to rise slightly in 2020 3 The school has a tradition of promoting healthy eating among its pupils including limiting the amount of fried food available in the canteen 4 The then Rector Joseph Leiper took part in a Scotland wide inquiry into healthy eating in schools in 2004 5 He was made an OBE for services to education in that year s New Year s Honours list 6 Houses editAs of 2009 there are seven classes in each year group A to G except S1 which has six classes There are four school houses each named after a local Scottish castle beginning with the letter of the six corresponding classes G does not have its own house due to there not being enough pupils and the absence of a first year G class so they are split into the other houses by year The houses are Auchindoun 1A 6A Crathes 1C 6C Esslemont 1E 6E Fyvie 1F 6F Head teachers editName Incumbency Joanne Hesford 2022 Present Judith Mohammed 2014 2022 Derek Brown 2009 2014 James Dalgarno 2004 2009 Joseph Leiper 1984 2004 Campbell Westwood 1982 1984Notable former pupils editScott Booth footballer Neil Fachie cyclist Norman Macleod journalist and news presenter attended Oldmachar for two years Scott Michie footballer Gavin Rae footballer Dennis Wyness footballer Michael Rose footballerReferences edit Roll Forecast Oldmachar Academy Schools Group PDF Aberdeen CityCouncil Retrieved 10 April 2019 Wyllie James Dismay as idiots cost councils 800 000 by trashing north and north east public buildings Press and Journal Retrieved 4 March 2020 Roll forecast Oldmachar Academy PDF Aberdeen City Council Retrieved 4 March 2020 Fruit bar kids kill the stodge Tes Retrieved 4 March 2020 Ban rogue chip vans Tes Retrieved 4 March 2020 MacLeod Donald 31 December 2003 Knighthoods for school and college heads The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 4 March 2020 External links editOldmachar Academy website Oldmachar Academy at Scottish Schools Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oldmachar Academy amp oldid 1165796725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
