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Our Lady's High School, Motherwell

Field	Value
name	Our Lady's High School
image	Our Lady's High School - geograph.org.uk - 3075640.jpg
motto	Mary seat of wisdom pray for us
type	Roman Catholic high school
address	Dalzell Drive
city	Motherwell
county	North Lanarkshire
country	Scotland
postcode	ML1 2DG
local_authority	North Lanarkshire Council
head_teacher	Louisa McGraw
gender	Catholic Comprehensive
lower_age	11
upper_age	18
website	https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/olhsmotherwell/

Our Lady's High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school for 11- to 18-year-olds in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, that is close to Fir Park stadium. The school educates around 850 pupils. The headteacher is Louisa McGraw.

History

The school was established in 1888, making it one of the oldest Roman Catholic secondary schools in Scotland. It was originally an all-boys school and the first class of girls was not enrolled until 1945. In the same year, the school's War Memorial Chapel, built with funds raised by the school community, was opened. The current building on Dalzell Drive was built in 1974.

Performing arts and physical education

Performing Arts is strong in the school with both Music and Drama (Drama being set up in 2005 to successful acclaim). The school wind band achieved a gold at the National Concert Band Festival in 2005-06. On 30 March 2007 the band attained a gold award at the Festival and then won the Lanarkshire Youth Musical Award for 2007.

Their senior football team achieved national success in 2000 when they won the Under-18 Scottish Schools Football Shield. This was the eighth time the school has won this trophy.

Notable former pupils

Sir Matt Busby (1909-1994) - former manager of Manchester United
Thomas Winning (1925-2001) - Archbishop of Glasgow
Billy McNeill (1940-2019) - footballer, Celtic F.C. and Scotland national football team
Bobby Murdoch (1944-2001) - footballer for Celtic and Scotland
Sir Tom Devine (b. 1945) - historian
Patrick Doyle (b. 1953) - composer
Chic McSherry (b. 1958) - businessman, writer and musician
Colin Fox (b. 1959) - former MSP
Martin Ledwith, actor
Brian McCardie (b. 1965) - actor
Stephen Pearson (b. 1982) - footballer, Motherwell F.C., Celtic F.C.
Frank Roy (b. 1958) - former MP (1997-2015)
Kieran Tierney (b. 1997) - footballer Arsenal F.C., Scotland national football team

References

[https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/education/school_tables_2001/scotland/schools/ea_22/8517134.stm BBC Education League Tables].
(20 February 2008). "School band award". Motherwell Times.
(19 June 2001). "Obituary: Cardinal Thomas Winning". [[The Independent]].
"PEARSON OUT TO REPEAT CUP HEROICS". Sporting Life.
"Roy, Frank". Ask Aristotle.

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