Braidhurst High School

Address
Dalriada Crescent

Forgewood, Motherwell
,
North Lanarkshire
,
ML1 3XF

Scotland
Coordinates55°48′04″N 3°59′55″W / 55.801014°N 3.998494°W / 55.801014; -3.998494
Information
TypeComprehensive
MottoEndeavour
Established1962
AuthorityNorth Lanarkshire Council
Head teacherTracy McDermott
StaffApprox. 50 [1]
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrollment600+ (Oct 2018)
Houses4
Atholl, Lorne, Morven, Rannoch
Colour(s)    Black, Red and Gold
Nickname“Braidy”
WebsiteSchool website

Braidhurst High School is a non-denominational secondary school in the suburb of Motherwell known as Forgewood, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. As of June 2023, the school has a pupil roll of approx. 600 with a teaching staff equivalent of 50 FTE teachers.[2]

History

Braidhurst High School was established in 1962,[3] making it one of the more modern secondary schools in Motherwell. By 2023, the school building had undergone modernisation works, with pink and yellow panels replaced by a glass-exterior. In 1974, Braidhurst converted to a six-year comprehensive school.[4][5]

Facilities

The school has a two-storey main building, which holds the library, gymnasiums, theatre/assembly hall and cafeteria, and is adjoined by a four-storey tower block, containing additional learning facilities such as a computer suite.

There is an indoor sports barn, capable of hosting indoor sporting events such as football, volleyball and basketball, as well as being a venue for sports clubs and physical education classes.

Recently, the school has undergone some upgrades, and that includes the installation of an outdoor, full-size, floodlit, astroturf pitch that is used by the school and the wider community.[4]

The School is near the Greenlink Cycle Path, a direct route from Strathclyde Park to Motherwell Town Centre.

Recognition

The football park at Braidhurst High School.

The outdoor playing fields meant that in 2008, Braidhurst became a designated Scottish Football Association School of football facility, one of six facilities with this status in Scotland. Young footballers all around Lanarkshire could apply for a place in Braidhurst through the initiative.[6]

The school has been awarded the SFA Quality Mark Award for outstanding educational provision and the National Sports Comprehensive Status.

In 2012, the school was selected as the Lanarkshire base for the SFA's Performance Schools, a system supporting the development of the best young talented footballers across the country (there are seven such schools across Scotland).[7]

The school been awarded the Customer Service Excellence award (previously the Charter Mark) on three occasions (2001, 2004, 2007).

An HMIe Report, commissioned on 19 January 2010, noted strengths within the school, including politeness of the pupils, pupils' overall good behavior, examples of good leadership throughout the school and the sense of identity through the schools status as a sports comprehensive and school of football.[4][8]

The academy teams of Motherwell Football Club use the school's sports facility for training purposes.[9]

Catchment area

As well as being a secondary school for the Forgewood suburb of Motherwell, Braidhurst is also in the catchment area of other areas of Motherwell including North Motherwell, Jerviston and even Mossend. Feeder schools for Braidhurst include Muir Street Primary, Calder Primary and Logans Primary.

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/public/Braidhurst/uploads/sites/12229/2021/11/02195747/Braidhurst-Pupil-Handbook-2021.pdf
  2. ↑ https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/public/Braidhurst/uploads/sites/12229/2021/11/02195747/Braidhurst-Pupil-Handbook-2021.pdf
  3. ↑ https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/public/Braidhurst/uploads/sites/12229/2021/11/02195747/Braidhurst-Pupil-Handbook-2021.pdf
  4. 1 2 3 "Braidhurst High". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  5. ↑ https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/public/Braidhurst/uploads/sites/12229/2021/11/02195747/Braidhurst-Pupil-Handbook-2021.pdf
  6. ↑ "Braidhurst High Online". Braidhurst High Unofficial. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "JD Performance Schools: Braidhurst High School - Motherwell". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Braidhurst High School - North Lanarkshire". Education Scotland. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Academy:The Braidhurst Campus". Motherwell F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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