Forrester High School
| Forrester High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
212 Broomhouse Road Edinburgh , EH12 9AE Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°55′54″N 3°17′16″W / 55.9317°N 3.2879°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Mixed secondary |
| Local authority | Edinburgh City Council |
| Headteacher | Stephen Small |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Enrolment | 700[1] |
| Houses | Redpath, Burns, Telford |
| Website | https://forresterhighschool.org.uk/ |
Forrester High School is a secondary school in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
St Augustine's High School, an RC secondary, moved onto a shared campus with Forrester High School in January 2010. Previously the schools had been next to each other.
Houses
Forrester's pupils are split into three houses:
- Telford House
- Redpath House
- Burns House
Feeder schools
Forrester High School's feeder schools are Broomhouse Primary, Carrick Knowe Primary, Gylemuir Primary and Murrayburn Primary School.
Notable alumni
- Arthur Albiston – Retired footballer
- Ryan Harding – Retired footballer
- Davey Johnstone – Rock musician
- Allan McGregor – Retired footballer, current goalkeeping coach at Rangers
- Les McKeown – Bay City Rollers
- Graeme Souness – Retired footballer
- John Swinney – SNP politician and First Minister of Scotland
- Jamie Walker – Footballer
- Lee Wallace – Retired footballer