Biggar High School
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| Biggar High School | |
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Market Road , Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°37′22″N 3°31′22″W / 55.62271°N 3.52285°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary |
| Motto | Declaret Factum (Declare It) |
| Headteacher | Geraldine Sim [1] |
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| Staff | 80 |
| Enrolment | 723 as of September 2015[update] |
| Colours | Black, white, blue[2] |
| Mascot | Ram's head, as viewed from side on |
| Website | http://www.biggar.s-lanark.sch.uk |
Biggar High School (local education authority: South Lanarkshire) is a secondary school located in the town of Biggar, South Lanarkshire.
It is a mixed secondary school of non-denominational religion.[3]
The schools Headteacher is Geraldine Sim.[1] The school’s Deputy Head Teachers are Craig Robertson, Graham Lang and Denise McFarlane.
The school was most recently inspected by Education Scotland in May 2018, and generally performed well.[4]
In 2008–2009, a new Biggar High School was erected. Pupils and staff were relocated to the new school building, situated at the former site of the playing fields on Market Road, in August 2009.
There are three school houses;: Anderson, Burns and Stewart (formally Wallace, renamed after previous head teacher Robert Stewart, after his retirement in June 2025).
Awards and recognition
In June 2007, Biggar High School won the Most Enterprising School in Scotland award.[5]
Biggar High School won the silver medal at the British Schools Orienteering Championships at Druridge Bay Country Park, Northumberland, England, where three pupils, along with their coach, ran 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) over sand dunes as high as 25 metres (82 ft).[6]
