Grove Academy is an 11–18 mixed secondary school in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. There are four associated feeder primary schools linked to Grove, which are Barnhill, Craigiebarns, Eastern and Forthill.
History Grove Academy was established in 1889. In 2007, construction began on completely new buildings on the site of the Extension Buildings and huts. The buildings were designed by the Holmes Partnership built under a public-private partnership. It is maintained by the Robertson Facilities Management.Robertson Facilities Management's page about Grove Academy An equity stake in the school is retained by private investors. Phase 1 opened 2008 and Phase 2 opened in November 2009. The new school was completed and formally opened on 2 March 2010 by the First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond.Opening of new school by Alex Salmond
Academic success Of all the schools in Scotland, Grove is one of the highest achieving in terms of academic success. It is placed in the top 30 across the country, an improvement on its placement in the 100s during the 90s.
In 2004, the school was the best performing in Dundee, with 52% of S4 pupils achieving five or more credit level standard grades, 31% of S5s gaining three or more highers and 51% of S6s leaving with three or more highers.*Argo, Andrew. "Dundee schools - poor report card" , The Evening Telegraph, 14 December 2004.
2006 saw the number of S4 pupils achieving five or more standard grade credit level awards in S4 rising from 45% to 58%, the Scottish average being 30%. Grove Academy also reported increases in the number of S6 pupils achieving three or more highers with 48%.*Watson, Laurie. Wilson, Alan "Dundee schools improve - but still below average" , The Evening Telegraph, 14 December 2006.
In 2008, Grove Academy led Dundee's exam result attainment, beating the national average in every category.*Dowie, Mark. "Star performers and stragglers in Angus, Tayside and Perthshire", Aberdeen Press & Journal, 12 December 2008. 76% of pupils went on to higher and further education, with 29% of pupils gaining awards at level seven. The results were one of the biggest exam result improvements in Scotland and it has the highest proportion of pupils going on to university, 36%.*Smith, Grant. "Grove shows up well on new schools website" , The Evening Telegraph, 12 December 2008.
Notable alumni
Alastair Johnston, businessman James Meek, author Lewis Moonie, politician G. C. Peden, emeritus professor of history at Stirling University James Skea, academic George Thomson, journalist and politician Sir Thomas Winsor, lawyer, economic regulatory professional and chief inspector of constabulary
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Pictures of the former school buildings New school buildings Construction of new buildings Design of new school