Whitburn Academy

This article is about the secondary school in West Lothian. For the academy in Tyne and Wear, see Whitburn Church of England Academy.

Whitburn Academy is a mixed secondary school in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

Whitburn Academy
Address
Shanks Road Whitburn , West Lothian , EH47 0HL Scotland
Coordinates	55.8686°N 3.6795°W / 55.8686; -3.6795
Information
Type	Secondary school
Established	1967 (1967)
Local authority	West Lothian Council
Headteacher	Tracey Loudon[1]
Gender	Mixed
Houses	Bruce Douglas Wallace [2]
Website	www.whitburnacademy.westlothian.org.uk

Twinned school

Whitburn Academy is twinned with Mzuzu Government Secondary School in Malawi.^[3]

Press coverage and achievements

In December 2017, students from Whitburn Academy used various fundraising methods, such as a non-dress code day and other events to buy a defibrilator for the school. The defibrilator was bought from ALBA care. The students from Whitburn Academy also designed the logo for the station at Whitburn Cross.^[4]

In March 2018, S3 pupil Rachel Mann won the 21st Schuh shoe design competition, in which schools all across West Lothian competed in. She won the grand prize of the Schuh trophy and a year's worth of free shoes.^[5]