Renfrew High School

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Renfrew High School is a state-run secondary school in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The school roll in September 2015 was 800. The headteacher is Mr Billy Burke.HistoryThe headteacher when the school opened in 1908 was John Irving. Formerly, the school was based in the building that now houses Trinity High School, and when it was opened in 1908 it was known as Glebe High Public School, but, due to expansion, a purpose-built premises was designed close to the initial building, and the original building became a Catholic school. The School became known as Renfrew High School from August 1927. The School received a Royal visit from Prince Charles in June 1977, one year after the opening of the Haining Road building. A fire broke out at the school in October 2016 causing significant damage to the school grounds.Former pupils and teachers include : the poet Douglas Dunn, a close associate of Philip Larkin at Hull University, who lived in Inchinnan and attended Renfrew High School in the 1950s, the composer Alan Fleming-Baird, the footballer Andy Halliday, and the artist Robert Kelsey.