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See attached a copy of the information provided to Parents and Students on expectations during the exam diet and Study Leave: http://www.kirkcudbrightacademy.website/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/study-leave.pdf

Kirkcudbright Academy aims to be a school where children’s rights are at the heart of our ethos and culture, to improve well-being and to develop every child’s talents and abilities to their full potential.  As part of this plan we are working towards recognition as a ‘Rights Respecting School’, an award given to schools on behalf of

To support our Students in preparing for their Final Exams in April/May, we have put together created a page on this website with links to a variety of online resources. These resources include ‘Webinars’ and ‘Recorded Tutorial Sessions’, ideal for independent study and revision sessions. These links can be found on our Study Support page

Kirkcudbright Academy would like to wish all Students, Parents, Carers, and those associated with the Academy a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year. We would like to thank everyone for their support in what has been a demanding term with the mitigations imposed on the school due to COVID. We look forward

Senior School Prelims, for students in years 4,5 & 6 will start on Monday 17th January and run through to Thursday 3rd February. The exams will mainly be held in the Cochran Hall and are designed to give students the experience of preparing for and sitting a formal type exam, many of whom will not

One week to go to the start of the S3 Exams and many students have already started revising. All students were issued with their exam timetable nearly 2 weeks ago and should know when each subject exam is being held. A copy of the exam timetable can be downloaded below: The S3 exam is designed

The pupils and staff at Kirkcudbright Academy marked Remembrance Day on Thursday 11th November by holding a 2 minute silence along with a Wreath Laying ceremony. The 2 wreath laying parties, one in the main school hall and the other at the memorial stone in the school grounds were headed up by the Prefect Team

We are pleased to announce that our Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) has finally been refurbished and is now available for use. The MUGA has been out of commission for many years due to a lack of maintenance and resulting flooding. The lack of availability has had a negative impact on our P.E. department limiting

Fifty years after they left the Academy, a dozen class mates recently returned to their roots. Former pupils from ‘as far afield as Thailand and Tongland’ returned to the town and, sensitive to the pandemic times, they wore Class of ’71 masks and held meetings in the open air. Many of them hadn’t seen each

Added recently to our Alumni Page is former student Elaine Monaghan. Elaine has led a full and interesting life as a Journalist and Writer, taking her all over the world. She was kind enough to allow one of our KAM Journalists to interview her for a piece within our latest KAM Magazine, still available from