Albyn School

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Albyn School
Address
Map
17-23 Queen's Road

Aberdeen
,
Aberdeenshire
,
AB15 4PB

Scotland
Coordinates57°08′29″N 2°07′55″W / 57.1414°N 2.1319°W / 57.1414; -2.1319
Information
TypePrivate day school
MottoVigor et Juventas
(Vigour and Youth)
Established1867
FounderHarriet Warrack[1]
HeadmasterStefan Horsman
GenderCoeducational
Age2 to 18
Enrolment800
HousesGordon   , Stuart   , Douglas   and Forbes  
Colour(s)Green  
HMIE report5 September 2006
SEED number5281938
Head of Lower SchoolNathan Davies
Websitehttp://www.albynschool.co.uk/

Albyn School is a coeducational

nursery, primary school and secondary school
; pupils can attend from 2 years old to 18 years old.

History

The school was founded in 1867 by

Headmistress Dorothy Kidd, a volume was produced outlining the school's history. For much of its history, Albyn was a boarding school and only recently became a day school.[3]

In 2016, the school reintroduced boarding. However, in 2021, the school announced that it would discontinue boarding again due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Buildings

The building at 21 Queen's Road, the former boarding house taken over by the school in 1920, dates from 1884 and is a listed building. It was originally built as a villa for one of the owners of a paper mill. The listing notes that the "grand interior ... is remarkably complete".[5]

Funding for expansion of the school buildings was agreed in 2011.[6]

School performance and inspections

Albyn School in 2020

In 2009 and 2010 consecutively, Albyn School received the best Higher exam results among the schools in Aberdeen.[7]

In 2015, Education Scotland inspected the school; they were critical of the school's child protection policies, governance and plans for development of leadership.[8][9] They also commented that some children had recently been distressed by letters stating that they had under-performed and might not be able to continue attending.[9][10]

As of 2020, Education Scotland most recently visited the school in 2016, when they found that it was continuing to improve and that achievement of and support for pupils was good.[11]

As of 2020, the most recent inspection of the school's boarding provision by the Care Inspectorate was in 2018; the provision was graded as Very Good on all measures.[12] The nursery provision was also inspected in 2018, and graded as Good on the two measures which were assessed.[13]

In 2020, the school was reported as having bought more consultancy services from the Scottish Qualifications Authority to analyse pupils' work and improve grades than any other school had done.[14]

Charitable status

The school's charitable status was reviewed and confirmed in 2013 by the Scottish Charity Regulator.[15] The report noted that "In 2012-13 the school spent 1.6% of its gross income on means-tested bursary provision; this is one of the lowest proportions of income spent on such provision which we have seen among the independent school charities reviewed so far".[15] 16 pupils, 2.4% of the number on roll at the school, were receiving means-tested bursaries.[15] However, it also noted that both the proportion of income spent on means-tested bursaries, and the numbers of pupils receiving bursaries, had increased for the 2013-14 year: to 5.1% of projected income, 40 pupils.[15]

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Albyn School

References

  1. ^ a b "History". Albyn School - Aberdeen, Scotland. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/53692. Retrieved 9 March 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  3. ^ "Redevelopment Information | Albyn School | Independent School | Aberdeen, Scotland". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. ^ Proctor, David (12 November 2021). "Aberdeen school to close boarding due to pandemic impact". Press and Journal. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ Historic Environment Scotland (1992). "21 QUEEN'S ROAD, ALBYN SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, INCLUDING ANCILLARY STRUCTURE, GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS (LB20718)". Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ^ "HSBC back Albyn School expansion". Insider. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Private school pupils attaining record level of A-grade Highers". Heraldscotland.com. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Albyn School chairman apologises over 'mosquitoes' comments". BBC News. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. ^ a b Denholm, Andrew (24 June 2015). "Scottish private school "distressed" pupils with academic demands". The Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. ^ Walsh and Jaffray, Stephen and Chris (26 February 2015). "Albyn School accused of threatening to "bin" under performing pupils". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. ^ Monaghan, Aileen (2016). "Albyn School, Aberdeen" (PDF). Education Scotland. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Albyn School - Boarding School Care Accommodation Service". Find a care service. Care Inspectorate. 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Albyn School Nurseries - Day Care of Children". Find a care service. Care Inspectorate. 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  14. ^ McEnaney, James (5 January 2020). "Revealed: the private schools that buy in exam help from government body". The Ferret. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d "Notice of decision on individual review of charitable status SC008392 Albyn School Limited" (PDF). OSCR. Scottish Charity Regulator. 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  16. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/59610. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  17. ^ Murray, Leanne (8 July 2019). "Aberdeen-born actress tells of life on BBC drama Years and Years". Evening Express. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Mary McMurtrie". Scotsman. 10 November 2003. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

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