Calderside Academy is a Scottish secondary school in Blantyre. It was created by merging two local secondary schools (Blantyre High School and Earnock High School) on the land where Blantyre High School was. The school opened in January 2008 and was ceremonially opened by Fiona Hyslop MSP in November 2008.[1]
| Calderside Academy | |
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Calder Street Glasgow , , G72 0AX Scotland | |
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| School type | State-funded Comprehensive |
| Motto | "Take Pride in Calderside" |
| Denomination | Nondenominational |
| Established | January 2008 |
| Headteacher | Julie Calder |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1400 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Main Building (6 wings and 'street' area) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | Lewis, Skye, Mull, Arran |
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| Accreditation | Scottish Qualifications Authority |
| Newspaper | Calderside Newsletter |
| Feeder schools | Townhill Primary, David Livingstone Memorial Primary, Auchinraith Primary, High Blantyre Primary, Neilsland Primary, Udston Primary, Woodhead Primary, Glenlee Primary, Craighead School, Hamilton School for the Deaf |
| Website | http://www.calderside.s-lanark.sch.uk |
The Academy has approximately 1400 pupils and around 100 teachers, making it one of the largest schools in Scotland.
Notable pupils
edit- Jordan Allan (born 1998), footballer
References
edit- ^ "£28m school hailed as an 'inspiration'". Daily Record. 15 October 2013 [27 November 2008].
External links
edit- School website
- Blantyre High School (tagged articles) at The Blantyre Project
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