Glenalmond College

Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about 8 miles (13 km) west of the city of Perth. The college opened in 1847 as Trinity College, Glenalmond and was renamed in 1983. Originally a boys' school, Glenalmond became co-educational in the 1990s.

History

Trinity College, Glenalmond, was founded as a

The Edinburgh architect John Henderson worked on the project in 1841-51; later the firm were to be re-employed with his son George Henderson in charge on rebuilding work after a fire in 1893. In 1955 Basil Spence was engaged to alter the chapel.^[3]

In 1983, the school's name was changed to Glenalmond College.^[4] Until 1990 Glenalmond was an all-boys school. Girls were initially admitted into the sixth form only, and the school became fully co-educational in 1995.^[1]

In 2007, the school received media attention after pupils reportedly created a spoof video that featured them "hunting" "

There are seven boarding houses: Goodacre's, Home, Lothian, Matheson's, Patchell's, Reid's and Skrine's.[2]

Notable alumni

• Robbie Coltrane – actor^[9]
• Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop – Conservative peer^[10]
• Johnie Everett – cricketer^[11]
• Christopher Geidt – Queen's private secretary^[12]
• Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, current head of the House of Hohenzollern^[13]
• Andrew Gordon – historian^[14]
• Ronald Gordon – cricketer and soldier^[15]
• Dougie Hall – rugby player^[16]
• David Leslie – rugby player^[17]
• Alastair Mackenzie — actor^[18]
• Richard Simpson – Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament and former Justice Minister^[19]
• Brian Stewart — diplomat and spy^[20]
• Andrew Macdonald — Film Producer^[21]
• Kevin Macdonald — Film Director^[22]

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