Inverclyde Academy (Scottish Gaelic: Acadamaidh Inbhir Chluaidh) is a secondary school in Greenock, Scotland that provides education to the majority of the Inverclyde area. The catchment area for the Academy stretches from the Inverclyde border at Wemyss Bay to Greenock's East End and Strone Farm areas.
| Inverclyde Academy | |
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 School badge  Inverclyde Academy (2008) | |
| Address | |
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Cumberland Road , , PA16 0FB Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°56′23″N 04°48′38″W / 55.93972°N 4.81056°W |
| Information | |
| Type | 11–18 state comprehensive, non–selective secondary school |
| Motto | Work Hard. Aim High. Achieve Your Potential. |
| Established | 2007 |
| Local authority | Inverclyde Council |
| Head Teacher | Denise Crawford |
| Staff | 70 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 780[1] |
| Houses | Arran, Cumbrae, Eriskay |
| Colour(s) | Inverclyde Tartan |
| Website | School blog |
The school was created by the amalgamation of Greenock High School and Wellington Academy and cost £29 million to open.[2]
History
editThe school was built on the site of three red blaes (gravel) football pitches.[3] Nicol Stephen, Deputy First Minister of Scotland, cut the first sod at the site on 26 February 2007.[4]
Initially, following the merger, the school was split between the old sites of Greenock High School, two minutes from the current site, and Wellington Academy, on the other side of the town. In September 2007 the students went on strike in protest about the teaching time lost commuting between the two sites.[5] As a result, Inverclyde Council decided that, from January 2008, all pupils would be housed in the Greenock High School campus on Inverkip Road until the new building could be occupied.[6][7]
The new building was opened on 19 December 2008 by Princess Anne.[8]
Feeder primary schools
edit- Aileymill Primary School (Greenock)
- Inverkip Primary School (Inverkip)
- Kings Oak Primary (Greenock)
- Lady Alice Primary School (Greenock)
- Wemyss Bay Primary School (Wemyss Bay)
- Whinhill Primary School (Greenock)
Inspection Reports
editExternal links
edit- Inverclyde Academy's page on Education Scotland's ParentZone
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "New £29m school is a moving time for pupils", Evening Times, 28 September 2007
- ^ "Site of Inverclyde Academy", Geograph British Isles
- ^ "Work starts on new school" (Press release). Scottish Government. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Travel-sick pupils go out on strike", Eric Baxter, Greenock Telegraph, 2 October 2007
- ^ "New Academy pupils to be under one roof"[permanent dead link], Inverclyde Council, 26 September 2007
- ^ "Strike pupils win battle with council", Eric Baxter, Greenock Telegraph, 28 September 2007
- ^ "The Princess Royal, HRH Princess Anne, opening the Inverclyde Academy, Greenock, Scotland, UK.20/02/09. | : Universal News & Sport (Europe) 0844 884 5163". universalnews.photoshelter.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.