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Oakbank School was an independent residential school in Aberdeen, Scotland that offered residential education to young people with behavioural difficulties.
| Oakbank School | |
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.jpg) The front of the school building in 2010, after its closure. | |
| Address | |
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Mid Stocket Road , AB15 5XP | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent school |
| Established | 1882 |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City Council |
Formerly categorised as an approved school, it was the main institution of its kind for the North of Scotland. In 2007 it celebrated its 125th anniversary.[citation needed] In 2008, around 100 staff were made redundant when the school was forced to close because of debts.[1] Developer Carlton Rock bought the site of the former school for £7 million, and 100 new homes were built.[2] All the school buildings on the site were demolished apart from the governor's house to the north of the main building.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Aberdeen's Oakbank School Trust to be wound up after £4 million pension debts repaid - Evening Express". Evening Express. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Former Aberdeen school to be investigated in child abuse inquiry - Evening Express". Evening Express. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Higginbotham, Peter. "Boys' Industrial School / Oakbank School, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland". Children's Homes. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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