Holy Rood High School, Edinburgh

Secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland
55°56′29″N 3°08′33″W / 55.94131°N 3.14237°W / 55.94131; -3.14237InformationTypeSecondaryMottoSpes Nostra
(Our Hope)Religious affiliation(s)CatholicismEstablished1971Local authorityCity of Edinburgh[1]HeadteacherJoan DalyDeputy HeadteachersMartin Connolly, Fiona Forbes, Chris Moore, Derek FergusonGenderMixedAge11 to 18Websitehttp://www.holyroodrchighschool.co.uk/

Holy Rood High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school situated on the edge of Holyrood Park, near Arthur's Seat beside Duddingston Village, in Edinburgh. It is about half a mile a way from Castlebrae Community High School.

Headteacher and senior leadership team

The headteacher is Joan Daly. She is assisted by depute headteachers Chris Moore, Martin Connelly, Fiona Forbes and business manager Derek Ferguson. Dennis Canavan is a former Assistant Head.

History

The original Holy Rood RC High School was opened in 1971,[2] when it replaced St Anthony's Secondary School.

The current school building was officially opened in September 2009 with the original 1970s build being demolished.

Admissions

The school has a current pupil roll of approximately 1050 pupils and 80 teaching staff.

Alumni

  • Pauline Knowles (1967-2018), actress and singer
  • Lewis Vaughan (born 1995), footballer

Notes

  1. ^ Webb 2011, p. 3.
  2. ^ "Holy Rood RC Secondary School". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

References

  • Webb, Chris (3 May 2011), Holy Rood High School, The City of Edinburgh Council (PDF), HM Inspectorate of Education, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015, retrieved 20 December 2014

External links

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