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Allan’s Primary School
C0087 · Corporate body · 1797 -

John Allan, writer in Stirling, died on 25th November 1728 and, by a deed of mortification, left 30,000 merks for the education of poor boys who were sons of members of the Seven Incorporated Trades. The capital was invested in land, mainly the lands of Taylortoun, and a house with furnishings was bought and installed on the mortification in 1741 as accommodation for the boys. In 1777, provision was made for the boys to be taught in the hospital house with a newly appointed school master.

In 1797, a site for a new school and house was bought on Spittal Street. The new school was a financial strain on the Patrons of Allan’s Mortification and in return for a grant towards the building and furnishing of a large school room on the ground floor, the Patrons agreed to make it a public non-denominational school under the Patronage and direction of the Magistrates of the Town Council. Despite this, in 1872, the Counsel’s opinion was that Allan’s School was not a Burgh School under the new Education Act. In 1874, the Patrons consequently decided to lease the building to the School Board in return for the maintaining of the fabric, payment of rates and insurance and continuation of the name of Allan’s School.

The school still operates today. It occupies the same site, augmented by a neighbouring feu and was rebuilt in 1888-1890 and refurbished 1991.

Craigs Primary School
C0088 · Corporate body · 1875 - c. 1981

Craigs School opened on Monday 2nd August 1875 and was built on a site in the St Ninians Well Green. The school closed c. 1981 with pupils moving to Riverside Primary School.

Raploch Primary School
C0089 · Corporate body · c. 1854 -

Raploch Primary is a non-denominational school serving the Raploch area of Stirling and is situated within Raploch Community Campus on Drip Road. The school is a feeder primary for Wallace High School. The Raploch Community Campus was part of a major re-generation of the whole Raploch area. Raploch Primary moved to the Campus in February 2008.
The Campus is shared with Our Lady’s RC Primary, Castleview School, Raploch Nursery and Family Centre, and Playhaven Out of School Care. In addition, Forth Valley College and Community Services are located in the Community Wing of the Campus.

St Modan’s High School
C0090 · Corporate body · 1933 -

St Modan's High School in Barnsdale Road, St Ninians was officially opened by Archbishop McDonald of St Andrew’s and Edinburgh on 5 September 1933. The school was built to serve the secondary pupils of Stirlingshire, Bannockburn and Cowie.

It opened with a roll of 410 pupils and was one of the first Catholic Secondary Schools to be built in Scotland after the 1918 Education Act. During the war years and afterwards the school continued to grow, reaching its maximum size of over 1200 pupils when the school leaving age was raised to 16 years.

Since the reform of local government in 1996, the school has found itself in the unique position of serving pupils from three local authorities: Clackmannan, Falkirk and Stirling. Over this time, the school roll has settled between 800 and 855.

The school moved to its present site in Stirling in August 2008.

Stirling High School
C0091 · Corporate body · 1856 -

In 1856 the High School of Stirling was situated on Spittal Street. This school stayed open until 1962, when the school moved from its place at the top of the town, to Torbrex. The school still operates to this day.

C0092 · Corporate body · c. 1854 - 2005

The first Stirling Episcopal School was situated in Baker Street and held 90 pupils. In 1854, funds were raised to purchase a property in St Mary Wynd to house 120 pupils in a new episcopal school.

The introduction of the Education (Scotland) Act in 1872 offered the school the opportunity to join the state system under the management of a School Board. This offer was declined with concerns of church teaching practices being absent under the Act.

The Education (Scotland) Act 1918 offered the Holy Trinity Episocpal School better terms that the 1872 Act had done. The School was transferred to Stirling County Council who would meet all expenses. The Vestry could also guarantee that appointed teachers would be qualified to give the Episcopalian religious education.

In 1935, a decision was agreed between the Rector and the Director of Education that the Advanced Division of the Day School should be transferred to Riverside where better facilities would be available.

In 2005, the school was closed and pupils sent to Allan's, Raploch and Riverside schools. The school building was completely refurbished to provide accommodation for homeless people.

Wallace High School
C0093 · Corporate body · 1971 -

Wallace High School was founded in 1971 as a six year comprehensive, non-denominational school to serve the north side of Stirling, the old Burgh of Bridge of Allan and the village of Fallin. In April 2008. The school moved to a new building on Airthrey Road.

Riverside Primary School
C0094 · Corporate body · 1925 -

Riverside Primary School was built in 1926 as a secondary school with a primary department. In 1972 the secondary pupils transferred to a new purpose built school in Causewayhead. With closure of the Territorial School and Craigs School, the primary department expanded and it is housed now within the two buildings on the campus in Forrest Road.

Mathie, MacLuckie and Lupton
C0110 · Corporate body · 1825 -

Mathie, MacLuckie and Lupton was a firm of solicitors based in Stirling. The firm was founded by James Mathie (1797-1881) in 1825. He was joined by his brother John D. Mathie (1802-1882) in 1828. They were joined by MacLuckie in the 1860s. In 2020 the firm was still operating as Mathie MacLuckie in Stirling.

Rockvale Mills
C0111 · Corporate body · 1870 - 1961

Rockvale Mills in Stirling were erected in 1870 by Messrs James Lyle & Co. The Mills were purchased in 1873 by Mr John Aitken, saltmerchant, and were transferred to his son, Mr John Aitken junior until his death in 1902. In 1905 the undertaking was acquired by Messrs James Templeton & Co. of Glasgow, carpet manufacturers (James Templeton of Campbeltown invented the patent Axminster Carpet).