Ambition

Knox Academy encourages pupils to develop their own understanding, while questioning the knowledge and experiences they already have of different curricular areas. A wide range of activities take place both within lessons and as part of the extra-curricular programme of the school promoting active and co-operative learning.

Individuals are encouraged to work as part of a small teams, challenging concepts, and developing their own critical thinking in order to make well-informed decisions.
Respect

Knox Academy promotes individual achievement through the personal development and growth mind-set of our pupils: examination success, personal achievement, extra-curricular activities, and life-skills development.

Being respectful to each other is at the heart of the warm, positive relationships in our school community. This allows successes to be achieved through personal targets and the fulfilment of ambitions; with which a strong personal work ethic is developed.
Community

Our community at Knox Academy has always been strong, both within the school itself and in our links with the wider Haddington area community. We encourage a sense of belonging as a large educational family, which is inclusive and where everyone is equal.

The process of working collaboratively in order to achieve a goal is a crucial part of a modern life. Working as a team allows the sharing and celebration of our successes together. Teamwork takes place both within the classroom and in our wide range of extra-curricular activities.
Ambition

Knox Academy is the secondary school for Haddington and surrounding areas in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is our mission to develop our young people's sense of who they are, where their strengths lie and their role in the community.

Every individual has potential and our aim is to help our students know how to go about realising it; with challenges which prepare them for future life and work; and the qualifications and skills, to move on to the next phase in their lives.
Respect

We work closely with our Parent Council and Parent Teacher Association who both meet on a regular basis. All are welcome to attend these meetings.

Overall Ambition, Respect and Community are our core ethos values driving forwards the development of positive relationships between staff, other students and the local community.
Community

There are always a number of events taking place within Knox Academy. For a full flavour of what is on offer at the school, and recent activities take a look at our Head Teacher's updates, and recent news articles below.

You are also encouraged to follow us on Twitter where we frequently retweet other associated school accounts.

"Always to choose kindness and create a respectful environment where staff and pupils can inspire each other to achieve their goals and become life-long learners."

Recent News

HOAX EMAILS

We are aware of hoax emails that are circulating across Scotland, including in East Lothian....

TEMPEST INDIVIDUAL PHOTOGRAPHY - NOVEMBER 2026

Photograph proofs have been delivered to registration classes. All S1, S3 and S6 students...

S5/6: LIBRARY USE

From NEXT MONDAY (16 November 2026) the library will be used for full periods for S1 and S2 classes...

COLLEGE NEWS

Good afternoon, A few updates from the Schools & Young People team at Edinburgh...

KNOX GRAPHICS PUPILS EXHIBITION AT QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY

Queen Margaret University – Digital Design and Graphics KNOX ACADEMY Partnership SHOWCASE...

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A Word from Miss Cook, Head Teacher

12 November 2026

Assemblies

This week our assemblies were on Anti-bullying and pupils will be doing follow up tasks during registration.

Rights Respecting Schools (RRSA)

The right of the week is Article 5 - Family Guidance as children develop

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Welcome

Knox Academy is the secondary school for Haddington and the surrounding area in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. We are an active school community with many events taking place regularly.

The Bulletin is updated with news relevant specifically to pupils on a day-to-day basis, while other school news can be viewed below. Our school calendar contains key dates throughout the current session. A summary of session dates is also available. Current vacancies for staff are advertised on myjobscotland and also in the Recruitment News section of this website.

Please contact the School Office if you require further information on any aspect of the community at Knox Academy.

What's Happening?

The Bulletin Prelims 2026 ANTI-BULLYING Young Carers Calendar Extra-Curricular

STUDENT NEWSPAPER

UPCOMING EVENTS

CAT SESSION (2HR)

13/11/2026 - 00:00 to 23:55
CAT SESSION (1HR)

17/11/2026 - 00:00 to 23:55
HT STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP DAY

18/11/2026 - 00:00 to 23:55
PARENT COUNCIL-LIBRARY 6:30-8PM

19/11/2026 - 18:30
PRELIMS

20/11/2026 - 09:00 to 10/12/2026 - 16:00

Parents/Carers

East Lothian

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