Welcome to Bo'ness Academy
Borrowstounness (Bo'ness) is a town and former burgh and seaport on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Historically part of the county of West Lothian, it is a place within the Falkirk council area, 16.9 miles north-west of Edinburgh and 6.7 miles east of Falkirk. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, the population of the Bo'ness locality was 15,100.
Bo'ness Academy is a non-denominational, fully comprehensive 6 year school serving the town of Bo'ness, the village of Blackness, and the surrounding area.
We receive pupils from:
School Day
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6 Period Day: Mon, Wed, Fri
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7 Period Day: Tues & Thurs |
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Warning bell 8.45, doors close at 8.52
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Warning bell 8.45, doors close at 8.52
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Period 1 |
8.50-9.40 |
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Period 1 |
8.50-9.40 |
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Period 2 |
9.40-10.30 |
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Period 2 |
9.40-10.30 |
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Interval |
10.30-10.45 |
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Interval |
10.30-10.45 |
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Period 3 |
10.45-11.35 |
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Period 3 |
10.45-11.35 |
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Period 4 |
11.35-12.25
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Period 4 |
11.35-12.25 |
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Lunch |
12.25-1.00 |
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Lunch |
12.25-1.00 |
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Period 5 |
1.00-1.50 |
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Period 5 |
1.00-1.50 |
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Period 6 |
1.50-2.40 |
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Period 6 |
1.50-2.40 |
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Period 7 |
2.40-3.30 |
parentsportal.scot
Welcome to parentsportal.scot - the single point of access for parents.
Once registered parents/carers will be able to:
- view school calendar
- view their child's class timetable (for pupils in secondary school)
- view their child's attendance
- complete the annual data check process electronically
- update their own as well as their child's details at any time
- access Progress/Didbooks
- access Parents Evening Sytem
- access online school payments (iPayImpact)
On signing up to the portal, you will be able to link to your child and gain access to the above named services which are currently available. In order to link to your child the data you provide during the sign up process must match the data that your child's school holds.
If you currently have a MyGov.Scot (My Account) account or use iPayImpact - you simply need to use your current username and password to log in below. If you do not yet have a MyGov.Scot (My Account) account, you can simply Register online(opens new window).
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Parentsportal.scot |
Contacting the School
If you need to contact the school about your child our office staff will direct you to their Principal Teacher Pupil Support:
S1 - Miss Hutchison
S2 - Mr Latimer
S3 - Mr McAlister
S4 - Miss Hutchison
S5 - Mr Latimer
S6 - Mr McAlister
or named Pupil Support Teacher.
The Principal Teacher or named Pupil Support Teacher will get to know your child individually and is always your first point of contact for any concerns or discussions that you might want to have. These staff also have a teaching obligation, so if they are not instantly available to speak to you, please bear with us - they will phone you back as soon as possible.
School Uniform
BlueSky
Falkirk Council as an Authority are moving all their Social Media accounts from Twitter/X to Bluesky. This will mean that all Twitter/X accounts will no longer being updated from 29th August 2025.
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Moving to Bluesky - School Account information | [pdf 140KB] |
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IMPORTANT DATES
See Link below for Important Dates for session 2025/2026
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Important Dates 2025-2026.pub | [pdf 311KB] |
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