Bell Baxter High School


Bell Baxter High School is a non-denominational comprehensive school for 11- to 18-year-olds in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

School history

Bell Baxter High School, originally the Cupar Grammar School, was founded in 1889 when the Madras Academy combined with Sir David Baxter's Institute for Young Ladies.
From 1962 to 2010 the accommodation for the school was on two main sites; Carslogie Road and Westport. The two sites were approximately three-quarters of a mile apart.
The oldest part of the Westport building was first used in 1890 with the rest of the building being built in 1929. Because of the large number of pupils using this site a number of wooden huts were built to accommodate them.
The Carslogie Road building was opened in 1962 and over the years there have been on-going refurbishments here which have resulted in the school being able to operate from one site. The Westport Road building has been demolished with the facade retained and affordable housing constructed on the site.

Management

The former rector of the school was Philip Black, who embarked on a secondment to Fife Council which later became a full-time job: thus the acting rector became Elizabeth Smart, the current rector of Waid Academy - appointed by Fife Council. The current head teacher is Carol Ann Penrose, a former head teacher at Lochgelly High School.

Notable former pupils