The High School was originally on St Brycedale Avenue and part of the old building is now incorporated into Kirkcaldy College.

[2] In March 2014, the school won the COSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities) Excellence Award for its work in relation to teenage sexual health and pregnancy prevention.

Working with NHS Fife, the school was recognised as being an example of best practice in this field and was featured in the national press, TV and radio.

During session 2015–2016, the school was increasingly involved in promoting "STEM" (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Education, with a staff member being recognised as UK STEM Teacher of the Year,[7] the school winning the Scottish finals of the Engineering Development Trust's "Go4SET" competition[8] and another finalist place in the Scottish Education Awards[9] On 22 February 2017, the school received a visit from Stonewall Ambassador Sir Ian McKellen.

[10] Sir Ian was awarded a Kirkclady High School tie which he wore on The Graham Norton Show.