{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox school | name = Larbert High School | logo = Larbert High School logo.png | image = | motto = Optimum Sequi | motto_translation = Follow the best course in all things | address = | town = [[Stenhousemuir]] | county = [[Falkirk]] | postal_code = FK5 3BL | country = [[Scotland]] | established = 1885 | local_authority = [[Falkirk Council]] | type = [[Secondary school#Scotland|Secondary]] | grades = | years_taught = S1-S6 | enrollment = 2057 | acting_headteacher = Jo Wilson | teaching_staff = ~140 | athletics = | colours = {{colour box|blue}} Blue | mascot = | houses = | feeder_schools = * Kinnaird Primary * Larbert Village Primary * Stenhousemuir Primary * Carron Primary * Airth Primary * Ladeside Primary * Carronshore Primary | website = {{URL|www.larberthigh.com}} }}
'''Larbert High School''' is a six-year, non-denominational state school in [[Stenhousemuir]], Scotland, United Kingdom (UK). The school is run by [[Falkirk (council area)|Falkirk Council]] Education Services on behalf of the [[Scottish Government]].
Currently, Larbert High are recruiting a new rector,<ref>{{Cite web |last=myjobscotland |title=Headteacher - FLK11566 {{!}} Falkirk Council {{!}} myjobscotland |url=https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/falkirk-council/jobs/headteacher-377225 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=myjobscotland.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> with Jo Wilson currently acting as rector,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Larbert High School: New Headteacher (Letter to Parents) |url=https://www.larberthigh.com/_documents/%5B953304%5D240328_New_Headteacher.pdf |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=larberthigh.com}}</ref> due to the previous rector, Jon Reid's, departure to become the Director of Education at Falkirk Council.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Jon Reid appointed Director of Education |url=https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/news/article.aspx?aid=7714 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=www.falkirk.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>
The school was inspected by [[HM Inspectorate of Education]] in the 2016/17 session and found to be "Excellent" in the category of "Leadership of Change" and "Very Good" across all other categories.<ref>{{cite web |title=Summarised Inspection Findings - Larbert High School - 21st March 2017 |url=https://www.education.gov.scot/media/kz4nzutj/larberthssif210317.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025091408/https://www.education.gov.scot/media/kz4nzutj/larberthssif210317.pdf |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=education.gov.scot }}</ref> Larbert High was the first school to achieve an "Excellent" rating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centralfm.co.uk/2017/02/28/28306/|title=Larbert High given Scotland's first 'excellent' rating - Central FM|date=28 February 2017|website=CentralFM.co.uk|access-date=31 December 2017}}</ref> At the end of 2023, 96.21% of school leavers entered into a Positive Destination, which was above the Falkirk (94.2%) and Scottish (95.9%) averages.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Falkirk Council: 2022-2023 Audited Annual Accounts |url=https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/council-democracy/budgets-spending-performance/docs/annual-accounts/audited/2022-2023%20Audited%20Annual%20Accounts.pdf?v=202312211022 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=falkirk.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=School leaver attainment and destinations |url=https://www.gov.scot/news/school-leaver-attainment-and-destinations-7/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=www.gov.scot |language=en}}</ref>
In the 2023/2024 academic year, the school roll was 2057 pupils with expectations of growth in future years to come and reach capacity.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Larbert High: Standards and Quality Report (2022-23) |url=https://www.larberthigh.com/_documents/%5B954997%5DS_Q_Report.pdf |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=larberthigh.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Larbert High School - General |url=https://www.larberthigh.com/our_school/general/general.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=larberthigh.com}}</ref> It is currently considered as the largest non-denominational [[secondary school]] and the second largest in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SpatialData.gov.scot |first=Scottish Government |date=2024-04-03 |title=Scottish School Roll and Locations |url=https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/9a6f9d86-9698-4a5d-a2c8-89f3b212c52c/scottish-school-roll-and-locations |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=www.data.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> The school is secondary to 7 local [[primary school]]s, including Stenhousemuir Primary, Larbert Village Primary, Ladeside Primary, Carron Primary, Kinnaird Primary, Carronshore Primary, and Airth Primary.
==History== From 1886 to 1977, the school operated from its primary site on Main Street, [[Stenhousemuir]]. In November 1977, an extension to the school was opened at Carrongrange, around 500 metres from the Main Street campus.
From 1977 to 2000, the school operated on a split-site basis, and this meant that between lessons, pupils had to walk (potentially up to five times per day), between the two buildings. This was criticised in the [[Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education|inspection]] of the school in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HMIE Inspection Report: Larbert High School |url=http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/inspection/larbert_hs01.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719232719/http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/inspection/larbert_hs01.html |archive-date=2006-07-19 }}</ref>
In 1998, [[Falkirk (council area)|Falkirk Council]] opted to consolidate the school on the Carrongrange site, removing the need for students to transfer between different buildings. This was funded by the [[Private Finance Initiative]]. In early 2000, the school was opened on the one site at Carrongrange.
In 2005, the total running costs of the school were £5,852,498 or £3,553 per pupil.<ref>{{cite web |title="Standards and Quality Report, Session 2014-2015" |url=http://web.educationlincs.ftpuk.net/_site_images/cu_617/1743690_l.pdf |access-date=31 December 2017 |website=ftpuk.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Larbert High School: Statistical Information for Parents (2005) |url=http://www.larbert.falkirk.sch.uk/lhs/LHS%20Stats%20Book.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006171215/http://www.larbert.falkirk.sch.uk/lhs/LHS%20Stats%20Book.pdf |archive-date=2007-10-06}}</ref>
In 2019 the school won a 'Parents as Partners in Learning' award at the Scottish Education Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Larbert High School wins fourth Scottish Education Award |url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/education/larbert-high-school-wins-fourth-scottish-education-award-967168 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=falkirkherald.co.uk}}</ref>
In May 2023, Falkirk Council announced that five privately built Falkirk high schools, including Larbert High, would be brought back under council control in August 2025, after data revealed that the Public Private Partnership contracts with Class 98 cost the council £11 million per year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paterson |first=Kirsty |date= |title=Falkirk Council: Five high schools to go into council ownership |url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/politics/council/falkirk-council-five-high-schools-to-go-into-council-ownership-3742933 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=falkirkherald.co.uk}}</ref>[[File:Larbert High School original stonework.jpg|alt=Photograph of stonework from the original school, mounted in the grounds of the new school. It is the lintel with the school name and the founding year of 1885.|frameless|324x324px]]
== Notable former pupils ==
* [[Graham Gardner (cricketer)]] * [[Brian Hardie|Brian Hardie (cricketer)]] * [[Keith Hardie (cricketer)]] * [[Craig G. Telfer|Craig G. Telfer (TV Presenter)]] * Leanne Ross (footballer) [[Leanne Ross]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.larberthigh.com/ Larbert High School website]
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