Banff Academy
AddressBellevue Road
TownBanff
CountyAberdeenshire
Postal codeAB45 1BY
CountryScotland
Coordinates57.6623°N 2.5339°W
Local authorityAberdeenshire Council
Head teacherAlan Horberry[1]
YearsS1–S6
GenderMixed
Enrolment804 (2018)[2]
Websitewww.banffacademy.aberdeenshire.sch.uk

Banff Academy is a S1–S6 secondary school in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It serves the towns of Banff, Macduff, Whitehills, Portsoy, Aberchirder, Gardenstown, Ordiquhill, Fordyce and surrounding communities.[3]

All Aberdeenshire schools are co-educational, providing education for both boys and girls.[4]

In November 2013, an inspection by Education Scotland branded the school as "weak".[5][6] However, the school received commendation from Education Scotland the following month, stating that they had made "positive progress" since the school adopted an 80-point improvement plan.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to Banff Academy". Banff Academy. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Banff Academy Handbook 2018/19". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  3. ^ "Aberdeenshire Council - Banff Community School Networks (CSN)". online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ "Banff Academy Prospectus 2015". Banff Academy Official Website
  5. ^ "Banff Academy facing morale rebuild after damning inspection report". Banffshire Journal. November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  6. ^ Press and Journal 5 November 2013
  7. ^ "Troubled Banff Academy on the rise". Press and Journal. 3 December 2014.