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Bathgate Academy
Mixed secondary school in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bathgate Academy is a mixed secondary school in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, also serving the nearby town of Blackburn.
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Established by the will of John Newland (a Jamaican-plantation slave owner) in 1799,[2][3][4] the school was originally located on Marjoribanks Street;[5] its main building dates from 1833 and was designed by R & R Dickson.[6] In 1965, the Academy merged with Lindsay High School and moved fully to a new campus further east at Boghall two years later.[7] The existing Lindsay High building on Kirk Road was taken over by the local Catholic school, St Mary's Academy, which already had its own buildings next door – all were demolished in 1994. From 1970 to 1988, the rector (headteacher) was Ian McGregor.[8]

The original Academy building was taken over by West Lothian College (originally Bathgate Technological College) in the 1960s[9] when the secondary school moved to its current location – it was also used as annexe to Balbardie Primary School in the 1960s and 70s. After the college moved to new premises in Livingston,[10][11] the old Academy lay unused for several years in the early 21st century before being converted to apartments, forming the centrepiece of a development.[12][13] Now, The school has a roll of around 1200 pupils and 85 staff. The current headteacher is (Mrs.) Eileen Paxton.
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Notable former pupils
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- John McIntyre, Professor of Divinity and Principal of New College in the University of Edinburgh, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Dean of the Thistle
- Paul di Resta, Formula 1 racing driver and television presenter
- Richard B. Angus of Montreal, co-founder of the Canadian Pacific Railway and President of the Bank of Montreal
- Lieutenant-General Sir James Baird, senior British Army officer and Director General Army Medical Services
- Sir Andrew Stark, British ambassador to Denmark
- Jack Kane, Lord Provost of Edinburgh
- Robert Lyell Mitchell, chemist
- Marcus Fleming, economist
- Very Rev Alison Elliot, first female Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- William Wolfe, Leader of the SNP
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