# Mearns Castle High School

Mearns Castle High School is a Secondary school in Newton Mearns, GLASGOW, with 1,636 pupils.

## Term dates


Basis: **authority_statutory** — Mearns Castle High School is a community or voluntary controlled school, so East Renfrewshire’s calendar is the legal authority for its term dates.
Source: https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/school-holidays
Last checked: 2 September 2026
| Type | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| inset | Inset day | 2026-08-10 | 2026-08-10 |
| inset | Inset day | 2026-08-11 | 2026-08-11 |
| term | Term | 2026-08-12 | 2026-12-18 |
| inset | Inset day | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-09 |
| holiday | Holiday | 2026-12-19 | 2027-01-04 |
| term | Term | 2027-01-05 | 2027-04-02 |
| inset | Inset day | 2027-02-17 | 2027-02-17 |
| holiday | Holiday | 2027-04-03 | 2027-04-18 |
| term | Term | 2027-04-19 | 2027-06-25 |
| inset | Inset day | 2027-05-06 | 2027-05-06 |


## Facts

- **URN:** 8602239
- **Type:** Local Authority
- **Phase:** Secondary
- **Pupils:** 1,636
- **Local authority:** East Renfrewshire (https://schooldates.co.uk/council/east-renfrewshire)
- **Address:** 51 Waterfoot Road, Newton Mearns, GLASGOW, G77 5GU
- **Coordinates:** 55.769779, -4.306693
- **Website:** http://www.ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk/mearnscastle/

## Provenance

- **Source:** Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education
- **As at:** 31 January 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://schooldates.co.uk/school/mearns-castle-high-school

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