Kilwinning Academy is a six-year, non-denominational, secondary school with an agreed capacity of 1,330 in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
| Kilwinning Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Dalry Road , , KA13 7HD Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°39′18″N 4°42′07″W / 55.655°N 4.702°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary School |
| Motto | Forward Together |
| Established | 1977 |
| Headteacher | Tim Swan |
| Depute Head Teachers | J Milne, T Mair & C Shaw |
| Staff | 80 + |
| Years offered | S1-S6 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 900 + |
| Houses |
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| Colour(s) | Royal Blue Gold |
| Feeder schools | Abbey Primary, Blacklands Primary, Corsehill Primary, Pennyburn Primary and Whitehirst Park Primary |
| Website | www |
The current building opened to 1st year pupils in 1976, then to 1st, 2nd and a few 3rd year pupils in 1977 before finally opening to all other school years the following year.
- Rectors/Head Teachers
- D Young - 1977 - 1987 - Left/Retired Early - Died 2008
- J Happs - 1987 - 1989 - Acting HT (former DHT)
- W Ballantyne - 1989 - 2002 - Retired
- W C Armstrong - 2002 - 2011 - Retired
- T Swan (BSc.) - 2011–Present
In 2013 a teacher at the school was struck off for making inappropriate remarks to pupils.[1][2]
In 2014 the school was awarded £4000 to support a scheme to get more people involved in sports.[3]
School building
editKilwinning Academy is rated B for the building's condition and sustainability.[4]
Town regeneration
editKilwinning Academy S2 Art and Design pupils in 2010/11 helped Irvine Bay Regeneration in their efforts to refurbish Kilwinning's town centre by creating tiles for a mural for a tunnel leading from the shops and Abbey to the car park.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "BBC News - Hitler remarks RE teacher David McNally struck off". BBC Online. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "'Hitler wasn't all that bad' teacher struck off - The Scotsman". The Scotsman. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Kilwinning Academy's £4k grant". 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "North Ayrshire Council building directory". Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Irvine Bay Regeneration Company's Kilwinning Regeneration". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "North Ayrshire for Business Regeneration Article". Retrieved 13 April 2014.