Bell Baxter High School

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.

The former rector of the school was Philip Black,[2] who embarked on a secondment to Fife Council which later became a full-time job: thus the acting rector became Elizabeth Smart,[3] 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.

• Sir Alasdair Breckenridge CBE, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians both of London and of Edinburgh, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a founding Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.[4]
• James Rintoul Cellars MB ChB AFC, RAF Medical Officer, Home Office barrister.[5]
• Chris Fusaro, Scotland rugby international, winner of the 2007 Schools Cup for Bell Baxter[6]
• George Horne, Scotland rugby international[7]
• Peter Horne, Scotland rugby international, winner of the 2007 Schools Cup for Bell Baxter[6]
• Stevie May, Scottish football international,[8] SFWA Young Player of the Year 2013/14 while at St Johnstone FC, currently at Aberdeen FC.
• Rab Noakes, a Scottish singer-songwriter.
• Karen Petrie, academic from the University of Dundee and inventor of the Petrie Multiplier.
• The Proclaimers, Scottish folk-rock musicians[9]
• Dale Reid OBE, one of the most successful golfers in the history of the Ladies European Tour.
• Willie Rennie MSP and Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats[10]
• Sir Robert Robertson, chemist[11]
• David Rollo, former Scotland rugby player.[12]
• Sir Bertie Staig CSI, Indian Civil Service[13]
• Stewart Stevenson, SNP MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast and previously Minister for Environment and Climate Change in the Scottish Government.
• Sir Garnet Wilson, politician and Lord Provost of Dundee
• Sir Bob Reid, former Chief Executive of Shell and Chairman of the British Railways Board from 1990 until 1995

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• HMIE inspection
• Bell Baxter High School
• Bell Baxter's page on Scottish Schools Online