Glenalmond College
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| Motto | Floreat Glenalmond |
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| Established | 1847 |
| Type | Independent Day and boarding |
| Religion | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Warden | Ms Elaine Logan |
| Sub-Warden | Dr Craig Henderson |
| Location | Glenalmond Perth Perth and Kinross PH1 3RY Scotland |
| Staff | 52.3 FTE |
| Students | 400+ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 12–18 |
| Houses | Cairnies, Goodacre's, Home, Lothian, Matheson's, Patchell's, Reid's, Skrine's |
| Former pupils | Old Glenalmonds |
| Campus | Rural; 300 acres |
| Website | www |
Glenalmond College (formerly Trinity College, Glenalmond) 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.
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History
Trinity College Glenalmond was founded as an independent school by William Gladstone and James Hope-Scott (later Hope-Scott of Abbotsford).[1] The land for the school was given by George Patton, Lord Glenalmond who for the rest of his life, in company with his wife Margaret, took a keen interest in its development and success.[2] It was established to provide teaching for young men destined for the ministry of the Scottish Episcopal Church and where young men could be brought up in the faith of that Church.[1] It was originally known as the The Scottish Episcopal College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Glenalmond.[2] The school opened its doors on 4 May 1847 to fourteen boys (though one boy, Lord Kerr, later Marquess of Lothian and Secretary for Scotland, arrived a day early).[1] The first Warden (headmaster) was Charles Wordsworth.[1]
Until 1990 Glenalmond was an all-boys school. Girls were then initially accepted into the sixth form only, and the school became fully co-educational in 1995.[1]
In 2007 the school was at the centre of a national media row after pupils reportedly created an offensive spoof video that featured them "hunting" "chavs" (a derogatory term in use in the UK for working-class people) on horseback and with rifles.[3][4][5] The school condemned the video.[6]
The school was the subject of a documentary broadcast on BBC 2 in Autumn 2008. Pride and Privilege chronicled a year in the life of Glenalmond and followed a number of pupils and teachers.[7]
Boarding houses
There are eight boarding houses: Cairnies, Goodacre's, Home, Lothian, Matheson's, Patchell's, Reid's and Skrine's.[2]
Former pupils
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- Dougie Hall – rugby player[8]
- David Leslie – rugby player[9]
- Alastair Mackenzie, actor[10]
- Dr Richard Simpson – Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament and former Justice Minister[11]
References
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- The Glenalmond Register 1950–1985 and Supplement 1900–1949, published by Hunter & Foulis Ltd. 1986
- Alumni Montium, Sixty Years of Glenalmond and its People, by David Willington, published by Elliott & Thompson, 2008
External links
- School Website
- Profile on the Good Schools Guide
- Profile on the ISC website
- Glenalmond College's page on Scottish Schools Online
- The Old Glenalmond Club
- Pride and Privilege documentary director's film page
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