
Kirkcudbright Academy
Welcome
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Kirkcudbright Academy’s website. It is our hope that this website will become a place that pupils, parents and carers alike find helpful and supportive.
Every pupil is important to us and we are interested in helping each pupil to achieve their goals and reach their potential. We want to celebrate each pupil’s successes both within and without school and so we encourage both pupils, parents and carers to share these successes and achievements with us.

STEM @ Dumfries House
On the 16th of September, our school was privileged to attend a STEM career conference held within the beautiful grounds of Dumfries House. The event

Maths Challenge
“Kirkcudbright Academy pupils recently had success at the Enterprising Maths in Scotland 2025 Regional competition at The Bridge in Dumfries. This competition provides a series

Evening Study Support
Registration for this year’s e-sgoil evening webinars is now live. Study support is for Senior Phase learners (S4-S6) who are working towards National Qualifications. This

Ben Represents Scotland
Congratulations to Ben Hodson who helped Scotland to a team Gold and an individual fourth place at the British and Irish Fell and Hill Running

Lots of support is available for learners on results day
On Tuesday 5 August, almost 150,000 learners across Scotland will receive their SQA results. All learners will have their results certificate delivered to their home

School Uniform
Dear Parent/Carer, Over the last year we have consulted with parents, staff and pupils about aspects of our uniform policy and as aresult we are
Extra-Curricular Opportunities
Students are encouraged to access the wide range of Extra-Curricular opportunities available at The Academy, from Drama and Music to Sporting activities, Chess Clubs to Coding.




Young people are proud of their school, keen to learn and are attaining well
Extract from recent HMIe Inspection
The Academy in Numbers
Number of years since The Academy was founded.
Percentage of Students in S5 achieving 5 or more Highers in 2018.
Number of Students currently enrolled at The Academy