Knox Academy A GSG School
- Knox Academy
Pencaitland Road
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 4DT - Head: Ms Susan Cook
- T 01620 823387
- F 01620 823186
- E knoxacademy@knox.elcschool.org.uk
- W www.ka-net.org.uk
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 12 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: East Lothian
- Pupils: 860; sixth formers: 86
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Open days: November and December
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Stunning art department – good selection of paintings in view. Magical and inspirational fabric and hatting department, plus ceramics and all the rest. Home economics equally buzzing – the smell of newly-baked bread was mouthwatering. School seriously into Europe – representatives went to the first Youth Eco-Parliament in Berlin...
What the school says...
Knox Academy, Haddington, is the descendant of a medieval grammar school and was dedicated to John Knox at the end of the 19th century. It is a non-denominational and co-educational school. Knox Academy has an extensive campus and the major refurbishment and rebuild have provided a combination of new and remodelled facilities. These facilities are accessible to all pupils. Facilities include a Drama and Seminar rooms as well as social areas for the pupils. All classrooms and the Library are connected to the Internet and Intranet.
The school has extensive playing fields and sports facilities featuring a full-size Games Hall and Gymnasium. For swimming lessons PE classes have use of the Aubigny Sports Centre in the town. The Cluster Primary schools are Kings Meadow Primary School, St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School in Haddington and Yester Primary School in Gifford. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head teacher
Since August 2018, Susan Cook, previously acting head at Trinity Academy in Edinburgh. With a background in PE, she has also worked at Drummond Community High School, Leith Academy and Tynecastle Academy.
Entrance
Automatic from King's Meadow Primary, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary in Haddington, ditto Yester Primary in Gifford. The rest by placement requests (a lot of those).
Youngsters come for a couple of taster days the term before they are due to start. Head wishes there was some way of keeping cusp birthday children in primary for another year to help them develop with their peers.
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