Lockerbie Academy
| Lockerbie Academy | |
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 Lockerbie Academy's lunch hall | |
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Lockerbie Academy, Glasgow Road, Lockerbie Lockerbie, Scotland Dumfries and Galloway , DG11 2AT Scotland | |
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| Motto | Nunquam Non Paratus |
Acting headteacher | Kerry Curry |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Website | lockerbieacademy |
Lockerbie Academy is a mainstream non-denominational secondary school in Lockerbie, Scotland. The school roll is around 700 students as of March 2026.[1]
History
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The building housing the original Lockerbie Academy was built in 1875, as the Dryfesdale Public Old School – this building is known as the Lockerbie Old School.[2] During the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, the Old School was used as a headquarters for the investigation.[3] After the Old School was demolished, the site was bought by Cunninghame Housing Association, who turned the site into a residential area, Academy Place.[4] The present Lockerbie Academy building officially opened in 2010.[5]
The school created a scholarship programme with Syracuse University in New York, US; 35 students from Syracuse University were killed in the bombing over Lockerbie.[6] For the 2025-2026 school year, the scholarship was replaced with a one-week immersion trip where pupils took part in remembrance ceremonies for the bombing, including a rose-laying ceremony and a service at Hendricks Chapel.[7] The scholarship programme is to be resumed in autumn 2026.[8]
The school won a Nurture Award in 2026 from Nurture UK.[9]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Nick De Luca, rugby union player.[10]
- David Mundell: Scottish Conservatives politician and solicitor who has served as Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale since 2005.[11]
- David Murdoch, curler.[12]
In popular culture
[edit]The Old Lockerbie Academy was used in the zombie movie called Outpost: Black Sun and was used as a fictional part of eastern Europe.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lockerbie Academy". Dumfries and Galloway Council. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "History". Lockerbie Old School. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ Lockerbie Old School. https://www.lockerbieoldschool.org/history/.
- ↑ Cunninghame Housing Association. https://www.cunninghame-housing.org/projects/former-lockerbie-academy/.
- ↑ Liptrott, Sharon (22 June 2010). "Official opening of Lockerbie Academy and Lockerbie Primary schools". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Lockerbie Academy Collection". Syracuse University Libraries. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1j8w2d71gno
- ↑ "Lockerbie-Syracuse scholarship scheme set to restart". BBC News. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ DNG Online. https://dng24.co.uk/nurturing-school-lands-national-award/.
- ↑ www.dng24.co.uk, DnG24-; Reid, Fiona (19 January 2017). "De Luca to hang up rugby boots". DNG Online Limited. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Visit to Lockerbie Academy". David Mundell. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ www.dng24.co.uk, DnG24-; Reid, Fiona (19 January 2017). "De Luca to hang up rugby boots". DNG Online Limited. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Liptrott, Sharon (16 March 2011). "Horror film shot at old Lockerbie Academy buildings". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
External links
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