Larbert High School


Larbert High School is a six-year, non-denominational state school in Stenhousemuir, Scotland, United Kingdom. The school is run by Falkirk Council Education Services on behalf of the Scottish Government. In 2005, the total running costs of the school were £5,852,498 or £3,553 per pupil. The current rectors are Jon Reid and Colin Meikle.
The school was inspected by HMIe in the 2016/17 session and found to be "Excellent" in the category of "Leadership of Change" and "Very Good" across all other categories. Larbert High was the first school to achieve an "Excellent" rating.
As of August 2019 the school roll was 1,839 pupils with expectations of growth in future years to come and reach capacity. It is currently considered the largest secondary school in Scotland. The school is secondary to 7 local primary schools, being Stenhousemuir Primary, Larbert Village Primary, Ladeside Primary, Carron Primary, Kinnaird Primary, Carronshore Primary & Airth Primary

Motto

The school motto is Optimum Sequi, which translated from Latin, means "follow the best", interpreted as "follow the best course in all things".
Achieving Success: in lessons; in clubs and activities; personally and socially
Learning for Life: enjoy learning; keep learning; share learning
Fairness & Equality: include everyone; value our differences; opportunities for all
Responsible Citizenship: respect ourselves and others; play our part in the community.

History

From 1886 to 1977, the school operated from its primary site on Main Street, Stenhousemuir. In November 1977, an extension to the school was opened at Carrongrange, around 500 metres from the Main Street campus. From 1977 to 2000, the school operated on a split-site basis, and this meant that between lessons, pupils had to walk, between the two buildings. This was criticised in the inspection of the school in 1999. In 1998, Falkirk Council opted to consolidate the school on the Carrongrange site, removing the need for students to transfer between different buildings. This was funded by the Private Finance Initiative. In early 2000, the school was opened on the one site at Carrongrange. In 2019 the school won Parents as Partners in learning award at the Scottish Education Awards

Student Leadership

YearCaptains
2004-05Luca Jackson & Cristina Wilson
2005-06Gillian Clark & Ryan Govan
2006-07Gary Thom & Emma Somerville
2007-08Louise Pollock & John Salmond
2008-09Richard Hay & Naomi Head
2009-10Sareena Hashmat & Daniel Baillie
2010-11Andrew Lind & Jordan Miller
2011-12Lynsey Green & Stefan Alexander
2012-13Jack Mitchell & Abbie Wishart
2013-14Marnie McKay & Jamie McDuff
2014-15Grant Walker & Lisa Carlow
2015-16Zoe Dickson & James Crawford
2016-17Gregor Monson & Niamh Cloughley
2017-18Daniel Porter & Becky Laird
2018-19Ellie Wilson & David Stainbank
2019-20Ava Gray & Cameron Wilson
2020-21TBD