Jedburgh Grammar School
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Jedburgh Grammar School is a state secondary
school
in Jedburgh
, Scotland
, with around 440 pupils, 40 teaching staff, and 15 non-teaching staff.
Historically, a fourth house, Somerville, existed. This was named after Science Writer Mary Somerville
.
Secondary education
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school
School
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in Jedburgh
Jedburgh
Jedburgh is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and historically in Roxburghshire.-Location:Jedburgh lies on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot, it is only ten miles from the border with England and is dominated by the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbey...
, Scotland
Scotland
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, with around 440 pupils, 40 teaching staff, and 15 non-teaching staff.
Architecture
The school is made up of five main buildings. Some of these date from the 1870s, while the Rutherford and Sports Centre buildings date from the 1970s. Since the 1990s, a series of refurbishments have taken place.History
While the first institution bearing the name Jedburgh Grammar School was founded in the Fifteenth Century, the third and current edition of the school did not exist until after the education acts passed in the 1870s.Houses
Pupils of the school belong to one of three Houses named after famous alumni:- Brewster (Blue, named after Physicist Sir David BrewsterDavid BrewsterSir David Brewster KH PRSE FRS FSA FSSA MICE was a Scottish physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, writer and university principal.-Early life:...
) - Rutherford (Red, named after Theologian Samuel RutherfordSamuel RutherfordSamuel Rutherford was a Scottish Presbyterian theologian and author, and one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly.-Life:...
) - Thomson (Green, named after Poet James Thomson)
Historically, a fourth house, Somerville, existed. This was named after Science Writer Mary Somerville
Mary Somerville
Mary Fairfax Somerville was a Scottish science writer and polymath, at a time when women's participation in science was discouraged...
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Notable alumni
- John AinslieJohn AinslieJohn Ainslie was a Scottish surveyor and cartographer born in Jedburgh. Educated at Jedburgh Grammar School, he began his career as a surveyor and engraver for the English County series of maps...
, cartographer - Gary ArmstrongGary ArmstrongGary Armstrong is a former Scottish rugby union player who played scrum-half. He played for Jed-Forest RFC, Newcastle Falcons, The Borders and represented Scotland and the British Lions. His nickname is the Border Terrier...
, rugby union player - Anthony FassonFrancis Anthony Blair FassonLieutenant Francis Anthony Blair Fasson RN was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the "for outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger" he displayed on the 30 October 1942 in action in the Mediterranean....
- Karen GillonKaren GillonKaren Gillon, née Turnbull is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydesdale from 1999 to 2011. She had previously served as personal assistant to Helen Liddell MP since 1997....
, MSP - Ainslie HendersonAinslie HendersonAinslie Thomas Henderson is a Scottish singer-songwriter. He is best known for his appearance on the BBC's television programme, Fame Academy, and his subsequent Top 5 UK single, "Keep Me A Secret"...
, singer-songwriter - Steve HislopSteve HislopSteven 'Hizzy' Hislop was a Scottish motorcycle racer. Hislop won the Isle of Man TT eleven times and also the British 250cc Championship and British Superbike championship ....
, motorcycle racer - Greig LaidlawGreig LaidlawGreig Laidlaw is a Scottish professional rugby scrum-half and out half, currently with Edinburgh Rugby. Laidlaw also plays for Scotland...
, rugby union player - Roy LaidlawRoy LaidlawRoy James Laidlaw is a Scottish rugby union footballer. Laidlaw was capped 47 times, as a scrum half, for Scotland between 1980–1988, and British Lions in New Zealand in 1983....
, rugby union player - The Rt. Hon. Michael MooreMichael Moore (UK politician)Michael Kevin Moore is a British Liberal Democrat politician, currently the Secretary of State for Scotland in the UK coalition government, and the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk....
MP, Secretary of State for Scotland.