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  headteacher Ms Anna Muirhead
  deputy Rector David Barnett
  type State coeducational secondary
  educational Authority Aberdeen City Council
  location Hillview Drive, Cults , Aberdeen AB15 9SA, Scotland
  founded 1967
  school Colours green, red and blue
  main Feeder Schools Cults Primary, Culter School , Milltimber Primary, Lairhillock Primary and St Joseph's Primary
  age Range 11 - 18 years
  years S1 - S6
  secondary Years Taught 6
  number Of Pupils 1,170
  number Of Staff 100 (approx)
  website cults-academyaberdeenschuk
  email enquiries@cults-academyaberdeenschuk
  telephone +44 (0)1224 868801


. Founded in 1967, the academy has always played a key role in the community and the wider area, with a branch of the Dutch Rijnlands Lyceum International School based at the school for children of oil industry expats. The school has various sports teams and societies, along with a large music set-up and its own newspaper/magazine.
The school is to be replaced with a new building on the site of the existing playing fields, with plans available on the school website and at local council locations.
Contrary to popular belief Cults Academy is not an Eco-school.


SUBJECTS

The school teaches a variety of subjects, offering most at all levels of Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) school qualifications; Standard Grade, Intermediate 1 & 2, Higher and Advanced Higher.


EXAM RESULTS

Exam results generally are above-average, with the school's aforementioned high rating evidence of this. In the 2005-2006 session 21 Pupils gained "5As" however this number dropped to 16 in the 2006-2007 session.


PUPILS

Approximately 1170 attend the school each year (one of the largest attendances in the Aberdeen area), between the ages of approximately 11 to 18. The majority have attended one of the five primary schools in the catchment area; Culter School , Cults Primary, Lairhillock Primary, Milltimber Primary, and St. Joseph's Primary (a Roman Catholic Faith School ). Children from other areas attend after successful application by parents. In the sixth year section of the school, Prefects and Senior Prefects are appointed to help with the running of the school and also to work in co-operation with the Senior Management Team (SMT).


SENIOR MANAGEMENT

The senior management team (SMT) at Cults Academy consists of the headteacher, deputy-headteacher and three year heads.
  • Ms Anna Muirhead - Head Teacher

  • Mr David Barnett - Deputy Head Teacher

  • Mrs Elanor Ross - Head of S5 and S6

  • Mr William Heaps - Head of S3 and S4

  • Mr Brian Angus - Head of S1 and S2


The School Support Manager, Mr David Wood is also sometimes considered to be part of the SMT.


HOUSES

Pupils are split up into six different houses each with their own Guidance teacher who offers help, support and takes Social Education classes. The five houses are named after local areas.

  • Blairs - Mrs Neish

  • Cairn - Mr Keith Sutherland

  • Devenick - Mrs Elizabeth Miecklejohn

  • Friarsfield - Mr Parks

  • Ronan - Miss Sally Stuart

  • Murtle - Mrs McKillop



NOTABLE ALUMNI

Some recent more notable former pupils of Cults Academy include:
  • Jason White - Scotland rugby union captain

  • Shaun Maloney - Aston Villa player

  • Juliet-Jane Horne - Former Miss Scotland , who finished 3rd in Miss World 2001

  • Amanda-Jane Taylor - Miss Commonwealth Scotland 2004-2007,1st runner up in Miss Commonwealth International from 54 Commonwealth countries worldwide, Miss Commonwealth Charity International 2006-2007, Ambassador for Aberdeen City & Shire, Former Miss Aberdeen and runner up in Miss Scotland, Mattel's Face of Barbie.Helped raise over £1M for charities to date through modelling, singing etc.,

  • Robbie Renwick - Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist

  • Calvin Goldspink - Singer and British and US TV actor former member of pop group S Club 8 .

  • Rachael Tennent - 2007 Miss Great Britain

  • Mark Bearne - Famously caught in a compromising situation with a Vauxhall Astra



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