Bell Baxter High School was descended from the Cupar Grammar School and was founded in 1889 when the Madras Academy combined with the Sir David Baxter's Institute for Young Ladies.
Since 1962, the accommodation for the school has been on two main sites; Carslogie Road and Westport. The two sites are approximately three-quarters of a mile apart.
The oldest part of 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 great number of wooden huts were build to accommodate them.
The Carslogie Road building was opened in 1962 and over the years there have been on-going refurbishments here which has resulted in the school (almost) being able to operate from one site.
There are currently about 1,700 pupils, together with over 100 teachers at Bell Baxter High School. In addition to this the school is supported by a keen army of auxiliary teachers and a large number of non-teaching staff.
The South Wing of the Carslogie Road building was reopened at the start of Session 02/03. This marked the completion of a major stage in the building's development plan.
The Craft & Design block was completed for the start of the 03/04 Session. Although the Physical Education facilities have also been refurbished there are still plans for further refurbishments - see future.
Bell Baxter would still like to see its plan of having an artificial grass covered playing field on site met. Such a facility would be a great asset to both the pupils of the school and the community at large. With your help we may still see this dream of ours realised.
The catchment area for Bell Baxter High School covers most of the central region of East Fife. As you can see it is fairly large.
Travelling to School: For the latest information regarding school transport see fifedirect.org.uk
| Year | PT Guidance | Rector/Depute Rector |
|---|---|---|
| S1 | Mr C Orkney | Mr H Martin |
| S2 | Mr S Young | Ms P Hart |
| S3 | Mrs E Johnston | Mrs K Russell |
| S4 | Mrs M Ewing/ Mrs I Henderson | Mrs I MacGregor |
| S5 | Mrs G McColm | Mr P Black(Rector) |
| S6 | Mr W McSeveney | Mr P Black(Rector) |
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