Kilmarnock Academy
Kilmarnock Academy (Scottish Gaelic: Acadamaidh Chille Mheàrnaig), formerly Kilmarnock Burgh School, is an 11–17 co-educational state-funded secondary school in Kilmarnock, Scotland, currently serving in its third location on Sutherland Drive in the New Farm Loch area of the town. Previous sites for Kilmarnock Academy include Green Street, erected in 1876, and Elmbank Drive, erected in 1898. The school can be traced back to the 1630s when it was known as 'Kilmarnock Burgh School'. In 2022, it was ranked as the 233rd best performing state school in Scotland, an increase from 247th in the 2021 league table rankings.
| Kilmarnock Academy Acadamaidh Chille Mheàrnaig | |
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| Current badge (left, 2018–) Former badge (right, 1898–2018) | |
New building on Sutherland Drive, 2018–present | |
| Address | |
Sutherland Drive , , KA3 7DF Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55.609°N 4.493°W |
| Information | |
| Type | 11–17 State-funded secondary school |
| Motto | Aspire Together, Achieve Together (2018–) Do Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly (1898–2018) |
| Established | c. 1630 (as Kilmarnock Burgh School) |
| Founder | Kilmarnock Burgh Council |
| Local authority | East Ayrshire Council |
| Head Teacher | David Rose (2015–present) |
| Staff | 148 Teaching and non-teaching |
| Gender | Mixed, co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 17 |
| Enrolment | 1357 |
| Houses | Fleming, Burns, Orr, Wallace |
| Colour(s) | |
| Rival | Historically James Hamilton Academy |
| Publication | The Goldberry, 1888–1954, 2018 |
| Affiliated schools | James Hamilton, Loanhead, Whatriggs and Onthank primary schools |
| Blog | Kilmarnock Academy Blog |
Kilmarnock Academy is one of a few schools in the UK, and the first school in Scotland, to have educated several Nobel laureates: Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin, and John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Kilmarnock Academy thus matches Eton College in the number of Nobel laureate graduates.
The current head teacher is David Rose who was appointed in June 2015 on an acting basis, and was made permanent Head Teacher of Kilmarnock Academy (the newly formed school following merger with James Hamilton Academy) in April 2017.