Marr College (Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste Mhàrr) is a co-educational secondary school in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is owned by the Marr Trust and is operated by South Ayrshire Council which was transferred to then Strathclyde Regional Council in 1975, with South Ayrshire Council being responsible for the school's educational provision.^[3] The school was gifted to the town of Troon by Charles Kerr Marr.^[4]

Throughout 2016-2017, it underwent extensive restoration, including a new building extending from the original school building.^[5] In 2022, 1046 pupils attended Marr College.^[6]

In 2023, Marr College was ranked as the 70th best-performing state school in Scotland, a drop from 68th in the 2022 rankings.^[7] Despite this, Marr College outperformed other secondary schools in South Ayrshire and is regarded as the best-performing secondary school in South Ayrshire.^[8]

Marr College was built and established using the money left by Charles Kerr Marr, a native of Troon who believed that people should be educated together, no matter their background and levels of wealth. The creation of Marr College has long been regarded as the model that paved the way for state comprehensive schools, which was created long before the establishment of state comprehensive schools became a political ambition.^[4] Whilst a board of governors initially ran the school, it still provided free education in a traditional Scottish manner. Pupils from all areas of Troon attended the school despite their backgrounds.^[4]

Marr College lost its anomalous direct-grant status in 1978 and became a Strathclyde Region run school. When Strathclyde was abolished in 1996, the newly formed South Ayrshire Council took over the responsibility of the school, delegating much responsibility to the school's Head Teacher.

Whilst much of the original building remains standing and intact, much of the building had fallen into a state of disrepair. Throughout 2016-2017, the school underwent a substantial renovation and new building blocks undertaken by South Ayrshire Council to improve the educational facilities and learning environments to bring the build-up to date with other newly built schools in the area and to improve educational outcomes for the pupils. The improved updates, estimated at a cost of £37 million (in 2017 terms), have seen new facilities added to the existing Marr College estate, such as a new sports hall, a new teaching wing and improved landscaping around the school estate. In July 2017, prior to renovation, the school roll was 921 pupils. After, with the new wing, capacity rose to 1350.^[5]

The school uniform policy for Marr College is as follows:

The following items of clothing are deemed to be desirable modes of dress for learning:

• Marr College blazer
• White shirt and school tie
• Black or grey trousers or skirt (of a reasonable length)
• Black, flat shoes that have the toes covered. Trainers are not acceptable for everyday school wear. [a]

[a] Despite the uniform policy stating black shoes, many boys at Marr College opt to wear brown, smart brogue-type shoes

For Physical Education and Games, the minimum the following kit is required:

• Shorts (dark)
• Marr College PE T-Shirt (available to order from the school office)
• Sports socks (white)
• Trainers

The management team at Marr College consists of one head teacher, five deputy head teachers and several principal teachers of individual subjects and principal teachers of guidance. The management team is as follows:^[2]

• Ronni Ancona, actress^[13]
• Tom Brighton, footballer^[14]
• Gordon Brown, rugby player
• Gordon Burns, footballer
• Andrew Cotter, sports presenter^[13]
• Alan Hutton, footballer^[14]
• Donald Jack, writer
• Marysia Kay, actress
• Tom Morton, writer and broadcaster^[13]
• Neil Murray, footballer^[14]
• Jamie Ness, footballer^[14]
• Steve Nicol, footballer
• Michael Russell, politician^[13][15]
• Tom Walsh, footballer^[14]
• Brian Whittle, athlete
• Susannah York, actress^[13]
• Innes Cameron, Footballer
• Rory McKenzie, Footballer

• Marr College RFC