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.

Prelims Diet 1
Once again the Prelim Exams have been split into 2 Diets, one before the Christmas Break (December) and one after (January).The December Diet will be

Kirkcudbright Academy Remembers
Tuesday 11th November, at 11.00, Kirkcudbright Academy fell silent in remembrance of those that fell in conflict. A representative group of Army and Sea Cadets,

Study Support
Many of our staff give up their own Free Time, during lunch or after school to provide extra support for our students. A large number

S3 Exams
The S3 exam diet will take place during the week beginning Monday 24rd November this year. These exams will be used to support teacher’s assessment for
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
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