Park Mains High School
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Park Mains High School is Renfrewshire
's largest secondary school situated in the Park Mains area of Erskine
, taking in students from the town as well as Bishopton
, Inchinnan
and Langbank
.
The school was built in the 1970s and after many attempts it was announced in June 2009 that there will be a £33 million pound rebuild of the school on the existing playing fields.
Head Teacher since 1995, Robert Fawkes retired in August 2008 and was replaced by Mr Michael Dewar, previously the head teacher of Auchenharvie Academy
, Ayrshire.
Head Teacher - Mr Michael Dewar (Primarily Chemistry Teacher); The curriculum and all matters relating to quality of education for all learners. More specifically: Development Planning; the Delegated Management of Resources; all staff matters including appointments and welfare; school discipline; partnership in the broadest sense but particularly with parents. Principal advisor to the School Board. Health and Safety. Management of AVA
and ICT
Depute Head Teacher - Mrs Valerie McKay (Primarily English Teacher); Deputising for the Headteacher in his absence. Overview of school discipline. Overview of Committee System. Raising Attainment. Staff Development Co-ordinator. Management Responsibility for teachers in training and probationary teachers. Management of Guidance and the Personal and Social Education programme. Liaison with external agencies. Progress file. Support for Learning. Absence cover. Staff matters; management of support staff. Chair of school calendar group.
Head of Lower School - Mrs Anne Mathers (Primarily Chemistry Teacher); All aspects relating to S1 and S2 pupils and courses including development, assessment, reporting, monitoring, evaluation and review. Primary-Secondary liaison and, in conjunction with the Guidance Staff, discipline. Raising Attainment. School Award Scheme. Religious observance. Health education. Dining Hall.
Head of Middle School - Mr Brian Gillen (Primarily Physics Teacher); All aspects relating to S3 and S4 pupils and courses including curriculum development. Tranistion from S2 to S3 including course choice and in conjunction with Guidance Staff, discipline and reporting, monitoring, evaluation and review. Raising Attainment. Planning, organisation and management of the School's Activities Week. Transport. Citizenship.
Head of Upper School - Mr James Young (Primarily Maths Teacher); All aspects relating to S5 and S6 pupils and courses including curriculum development, assessment and reporting, monitoring, evaluation and review. Tranistion from S4 to S5 including course choice and in conjunction with the Guidance Staff, discipline. Preparation of school timetable, room allocation and all related consultation. Adult returners. Raising Attainment.
Business Support Management - Mr Kenneth Gray; Absence cover. Computertised administration. Co-ordination of school reporting. Statistical returns. Raising Attainment. SQA
arrangements. Room displacements. Liaison with architects and oversight of school repairs. Equal opportunities and social inclusion. Education for work. Shadowing the timetable. Personnel related administration.
, Intermediate
, Higher
and Advanced Higher level. The Standard Grade courses are taught during 3rd and 4th year. There are three levels to the Standard Grade course starting from highest; Credit, General and Foundation. The Intermediate courses are taught from 3rd year to 6th year, depending on a students ability. There are two levels to the Intermediate course starting from highest; 2 and 1. The Higher course is taught during 5th and 6th year and Advanced Higher is taught in 6th year. The exam results from the Higher course is dependant on University Entries.
On several occasions, the school has been known to take in pupils from St. John Bosco Primary School and St. Annes Primary School who tend to lead on to their main connection Trinity High, Renfrew
.
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...
's largest secondary school situated in the Park Mains area of Erskine
Erskine
Erskine is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the lowest crossing to the north bank of the river at Erskine Bridge connecting the town to Old Kilpatrick...
, taking in students from the town as well as Bishopton
Bishopton, Renfrewshire
Bishopton is a large village in Renfrewshire, Scotland, a few miles west of Erskine.-Transport links:Bishopton sits a couple of miles from the southern end of the Erskine Bridge, which spans the River Clyde between Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire. Part way along the B815 road is a computer...
, Inchinnan
Inchinnan
Inchinnan is a small village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The village is located on the main A8 road between Renfrew and Greenock, just southeast of the town of Erskine.-History:...
and Langbank
Langbank
Langbank is a village on the south bank of the River Clyde in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The name is thought to come from ‘long bank’ Langbank is a village on the south bank of the River Clyde in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The name is thought to come from ‘long bank’ Langbank is a village on the south...
.
The school was built in the 1970s and after many attempts it was announced in June 2009 that there will be a £33 million pound rebuild of the school on the existing playing fields.
School Information
One notable feature of the school is that, per student, Park Mains receives the lowest amount of funding out of all the schools in Renfrewshire. However, it is highly regarded as one of the best - particularly in terms of attainment, HM Inspection and leadership.Head Teacher since 1995, Robert Fawkes retired in August 2008 and was replaced by Mr Michael Dewar, previously the head teacher of Auchenharvie Academy
Auchenharvie Academy
Auchenharvie Academy in North Ayrshire is a secondary school based in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland. It is a comprehensive school which takes children from the ages of 11–18 from Stevenston and Saltcoats of North Ayrshire area.- History :...
, Ayrshire.
Senior Management Team
The senior management team consists of 6 Members:Head Teacher - Mr Michael Dewar (Primarily Chemistry Teacher); The curriculum and all matters relating to quality of education for all learners. More specifically: Development Planning; the Delegated Management of Resources; all staff matters including appointments and welfare; school discipline; partnership in the broadest sense but particularly with parents. Principal advisor to the School Board. Health and Safety. Management of AVA
AVA
-Places:* Ava, Illinois, a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States* Ava, Missouri, a city in Douglas County, Missouri, United States* Ava, New York, a town in Oneida County, New York, USA...
and ICT
Depute Head Teacher - Mrs Valerie McKay (Primarily English Teacher); Deputising for the Headteacher in his absence. Overview of school discipline. Overview of Committee System. Raising Attainment. Staff Development Co-ordinator. Management Responsibility for teachers in training and probationary teachers. Management of Guidance and the Personal and Social Education programme. Liaison with external agencies. Progress file. Support for Learning. Absence cover. Staff matters; management of support staff. Chair of school calendar group.
Head of Lower School - Mrs Anne Mathers (Primarily Chemistry Teacher); All aspects relating to S1 and S2 pupils and courses including development, assessment, reporting, monitoring, evaluation and review. Primary-Secondary liaison and, in conjunction with the Guidance Staff, discipline. Raising Attainment. School Award Scheme. Religious observance. Health education. Dining Hall.
Head of Middle School - Mr Brian Gillen (Primarily Physics Teacher); All aspects relating to S3 and S4 pupils and courses including curriculum development. Tranistion from S2 to S3 including course choice and in conjunction with Guidance Staff, discipline and reporting, monitoring, evaluation and review. Raising Attainment. Planning, organisation and management of the School's Activities Week. Transport. Citizenship.
Head of Upper School - Mr James Young (Primarily Maths Teacher); All aspects relating to S5 and S6 pupils and courses including curriculum development, assessment and reporting, monitoring, evaluation and review. Tranistion from S4 to S5 including course choice and in conjunction with the Guidance Staff, discipline. Preparation of school timetable, room allocation and all related consultation. Adult returners. Raising Attainment.
Business Support Management - Mr Kenneth Gray; Absence cover. Computertised administration. Co-ordination of school reporting. Statistical returns. Raising Attainment. SQA
SQA
SQA may refer to:* Scottish Qualifications Authority* Software Quality Assurance or Software Quality Assurance Group* SQA Services, Inc....
arrangements. Room displacements. Liaison with architects and oversight of school repairs. Equal opportunities and social inclusion. Education for work. Shadowing the timetable. Personnel related administration.
Guidance
Pupils are assigned to a Guidance group in their first year at Park Mains. The guidance groups are named after Scottish Rivers, Cart, Calder, Endrick, Gryffe, Kelvin and Leven. Pupils remain in these groups until their departure from the school. In S6 a head boy, head girl, deputes and guidance captains are assigned.Curriculum
Park Mains High School offers a comprehensive high school curriculum at Standard GradeStandard Grade
Standard Grades are Scotland's educational qualifications for students aged around 14 to 16 years, which are due to be fully replaced in 2014 when Scottish Qualifications Authority's Higher Still system becomes the main qualifications as part of the major shake up of Scotland's education system as...
, Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate means "occurring between two extremes, or in the middle of a range". It comes from the Latin word 'intermedia' which literally means 'among the middle' and may refer to:...
, Higher
Higher (Scottish)
In Scotland the Higher is one of the national school-leaving certificate exams and university entrance qualifications of the Scottish Qualifications Certificate offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. It superseded the old Higher Grade on the Scottish Certificate of Education...
and Advanced Higher level. The Standard Grade courses are taught during 3rd and 4th year. There are three levels to the Standard Grade course starting from highest; Credit, General and Foundation. The Intermediate courses are taught from 3rd year to 6th year, depending on a students ability. There are two levels to the Intermediate course starting from highest; 2 and 1. The Higher course is taught during 5th and 6th year and Advanced Higher is taught in 6th year. The exam results from the Higher course is dependant on University Entries.
Standard Grade
- Administration
- Art and Craft
- ComputingComputingComputing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
- Craft and DesignCraft and DesignCraft and Design may refer to:*Design and Technology , a National Curriculum academic subject of the UK educational system that can be taken at all levels from primary school upwards, and is also offered in several other countries such as Brunei, Bermuda, Singapore and Botswana*craft&design...
- EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
- FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
- GeographyGeographyGeography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
- GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
- Graphic CommunicationGraphic CommunicationGraphic communication as the name suggests is communication through graphics and graphical aids. It is the process of creating, producing, and distributing material incorporating words and images to convey data, concepts, and emotions....
- HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
- Home EconomicsHome EconomicsHome economics is the profession and field of study that deals with the economics and management of the home and community...
- MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
- MusicMusic educationMusic education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
- Modern StudiesModern StudiesModern Studies is a subject unique to the Scottish secondary school curriculum , that is concerned with the study of local, national and international issues from a social, political and economic perspective...
- Physical EducationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
- Social and Vocational SkillsSocial and Vocational SkillsSocial and Vocational Skills, or SVS as it is commonly known, is a subject which can be taken in high schools as a Standard Grade in Scotland. Unlike other subjects in the Scottish educational system, those who take it are picked specially to do it, normally due to failings in other subjects or...
Intermediate
- Accounting
- Administration
- Art and Design
- BiologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
- Business Management
- ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
- ComputingComputingComputing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
- EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
- Engineering Craft Skills
- Graphic CommunicationGraphic CommunicationGraphic communication as the name suggests is communication through graphics and graphical aids. It is the process of creating, producing, and distributing material incorporating words and images to convey data, concepts, and emotions....
- HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
- ItalianItalian languageItalian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
- Maths
- Modern StudiesModern StudiesModern Studies is a subject unique to the Scottish secondary school curriculum , that is concerned with the study of local, national and international issues from a social, political and economic perspective...
- MusicMusic educationMusic education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
- Physical EducationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
- PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
- HospitalityHospitalityHospitality is the relationship between guest and host, or the act or practice of being hospitable. Specifically, this includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, resorts, membership clubs, conventions, attractions, special events, and other services for travelers...
- Product DesignProduct design-Introduction:Product design is the process of creating a new product to be sold by a business or enterprise to its customers. It is concerned with the efficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products.Product designers conceptualize and...
- Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies
- SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
Higher
- Accounting
- Administration
- Art and Design
- BiologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
- Business Management
- ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
- ComputingComputingComputing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
- EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
- FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
- GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
- GeographyGeographyGeography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
- Graphic CommunicationGraphic CommunicationGraphic communication as the name suggests is communication through graphics and graphical aids. It is the process of creating, producing, and distributing material incorporating words and images to convey data, concepts, and emotions....
- HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
- Human BiologyHuman biologyHuman Biology is an interdisciplinary area of study that examines humans through the influences and interplay of many diverse fields such as genetics, evolution, physiology, epidemiology, ecology, nutrition, population genetics and sociocultural influences. It is closely related to...
- Maths
- Modern StudiesModern StudiesModern Studies is a subject unique to the Scottish secondary school curriculum , that is concerned with the study of local, national and international issues from a social, political and economic perspective...
- MusicMusic educationMusic education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
- Physical EducationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
- PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
- Product DesignProduct design-Introduction:Product design is the process of creating a new product to be sold by a business or enterprise to its customers. It is concerned with the efficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products.Product designers conceptualize and...
- Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies
Adv. Higher
- ArtArtArt is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
- BiologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
- ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
- Maths
- EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
- GeographyGeographyGeography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
- Graphic CommunicationGraphic CommunicationGraphic communication as the name suggests is communication through graphics and graphical aids. It is the process of creating, producing, and distributing material incorporating words and images to convey data, concepts, and emotions....
- HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
- MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
- PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
Departments
Park Mains High School has a range of departments situated over 3 Blocks; A Block, B Block and C Block each lith 1-4 Floors and also lith a separate I.T block and P.E block.| Department | Head of Department | Location | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Ms Scullion | A Block Level 3 | Art & Design |
| Social Studies | Ms. Kincaid (Acting) | C Block Level 5 and B Block Level 3 | History, Modern Studies, Geography |
| Information Technology | Mr Purdue | IT Block and C Block Level 3 | Administration, Computing, Business Management |
| Modern Languages | Mrs McKeoln | C Block Level 4 | French, German, Spanish, Italian |
| Technical Studies | Mr Hendry | A Block Level 1 | Craft and Design, Graphic Communication, Product Design |
| Music | Mr Sloan | C Block Level 5 | Music |
| Maths | Mr Campbell | C Block Level 3 And A Block Level 3 | Mathematics |
| English | Ms Clark | C Block Level 4/Level 3 | English, English Literature |
| Religious Studies | Ms Ramsay | A Block Level 4 | RMPS, RE |
| Physical Education | Mrs Nichols | PE Block | PE |
| Biology | Mrs Wilson | A Block Level 1/2 | Biology, Human Biology |
| Physics | Ms Galbraith | A Block Level 1/2 | Physics |
| Chemistry | Mr Higgins | A Block Level 1/2 | Chemistry |
| Home Economics | Ms Higgins (Acting) | A Block Level 4 | Home Economics, Hospitality |
Activities Week
During the last week of the school term (last week in June), pupils in S1, S2, S3 and S5 take part in Activities week, where the pupils attend a range of activities with the provision of private finance, resedential or local. Some resedential activities in the past and present have included;- Black Forrest, Germany
- Valkenburg, Netherlands
- Barcelona, Spain
- Madrid, Spain
- Paris, France
- Dorset, England
- Reykavik, Iceland
- London, England
- Florida, America
- Scotland
Local connections
Park Mains High serves the following local schools:- Bargarran Primary School
- Rashielea Primary School
- Barsail Primary School
- Inchinnan Primary School
- Bishopton Primary School
- Langbank Primary School
On several occasions, the school has been known to take in pupils from St. John Bosco Primary School and St. Annes Primary School who tend to lead on to their main connection Trinity High, Renfrew
Renfrew
-Local government:The town of Renfrew gave its name to a number of local government areas used at various times:*Renfrew a town to the west of Glasgow*Renfrewshire, the present unitary local council area in which Renfrew is situatated....
.
Notable former pupils
- Dougie VipondDougie VipondDougie Vipond is a Scottish musician and television personality. He studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 1985. He was one of the founding members of Scottish soft rock / pop band, Deacon Blue.Dougie Vipond is one of the busiest and most versatile broadcasters in...
, Deacon Blue drummer and TV presenter - Wendy AlexanderWendy AlexanderWendy Alexander is a Scottish politician and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley North. She held various Scottish Government cabinet posts and was the leader of the Labour Party group in the Scottish Parliament from 2007-2008...
, Former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party - Douglas AlexanderDouglas AlexanderDouglas Garven Alexander is a British Labour Party politician, who is currently the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the shadow cabinet of Ed Miliband. He has held cabinet posts under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including Secretary of State for Scotland and...
, Shadow Secretary of State - Kenny InglisKenny InglisKenny Inglis is a musician, composer and producer from Glasgow, Scotland. He and Jon Gillies formed the duo, Spylab, who released This Utopia in 2002....
, Composer & Music Producer - Kirsty MitchellKirsty MitchellKirsty Loretta Mitchell is a Scottish actress.Mitchell was born in Glasgow and was a student at Park Mains High School in Erskine. She trained as a ballet dancer before turning to acting and won the Miss Scotland title at aged just 17....
, Actress/Model - Derek LilleyDerek LilleyDerek Lilley is a Scottish footballer currently without a club following his release from Scottish Third Division side Forfar Athletic.-Morton & England:...
, Former Footballer (Morton, Leeds, Hearts, Bury, Oxford, Dundee Utd, Livingstone, St Johnstone, Stirling Albion and Forfar Athletic) - Ross RentonRoss RentonRoss Renton is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and an educationalist. He was a leading figure in student politics until July 2004. He was previously a director of Endsleigh Insurance Ltd...
, Liberal Democral Politician, former director of Endsleigh Insurance and chair of NUS Services. - Stephen AitkenStephen AitkenStephen Aitken is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Stranraer in the Scottish Football League Third Division.He is also Assistant Manager at the club, under Keith Knox.-Career:...
, Former Footballer (Morton, Stranraer), now Assistant Manager at Stranraer FC. - Colin Stevens, Coronation Street script editor
- Brian O'Neil, Former Footballer (Celtic, Nottingham Forrest, Aberdeen, Wolfsburg, Derby and Preston)
- Eileen Catterson, Fashion model and former Miss Scotland.