Balfron High School A GSG School
- Balfron High School
Roman Road
Balfron
G63 0PW - Head: Ms Elaine Bannatyne
- T 01360 440469
- F 01360 440260
- E balfronhs@glow.sch.uk
- W blogs.glowscot…fronhighschool/
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 12 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Stirling
- Pupils: 884 ; sixth formers: 251
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Parent comments generally very positive about academic achievements: ‘There are plenty of kids who come out with five As at Highers.’ Annual swimming gala, ‘fun and intense’, hosts races and relays for each of the three house teams. Olympic swimming champion Ross Murdoch (former pupil) came back to support the event in 2016 and pupils raced against him – kindly, ‘he let them in’. Opportunity for S3 girls to take part in Strathclyde University’s week-long course...
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Other features
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
Sports
Unusual sports
Rowing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head teacher
Since 2013, Elaine Bannatyne (40s), previously depute head at Bearsden Academy for seven years and principal teacher of guidance prior to that. Has also been assistant principal teacher of guidance and PE teacher at Greenock High in Inverclyde. BEd from Edinburgh then straight into teaching. Three summers at the International Summer Camp Montana in the Swiss Alps, leading and counselling young people in a range of sport activities.
‘Accessible’ and with an ‘open-door policy’, she is serious about meeting the needs of all pupils, the academic who need to be challenged, those who will blossom vocationally and those with support needs. One pupil said: ‘She is passionate about creating an inclusive school and improving vocational skills’. And Higher results have improved under her leadership, too, with ‘steady increases in...
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Special Education Needs
The whole school is committed to supporting pupils with ASN. WE have strong and productive links with ASN outreach team. This is a dyslexia friendly school with a staff who work hard to personalise learning and plan for the individual needs of pupils.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | Y |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
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