Inverclyde Academy
55°56′20″N 4°48′40″W / 55.939°N 4.811°W
| Inverclyde Academy | |
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Inverkip Road , Scotland | |
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| Type | Comprehensive |
| Motto | Work Hard. Aim High. Achieve Your Potential. |
| Established | 2007 |
| Local authority | Inverclyde |
| Head teacher | Catherine Sorenson (2009-2014) D Crawford (2014-Present) |
| Staff | 70 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1,053[1] |
| Houses | Arran, Cumbrae, Eriskay |
| Colour(s) | Inverclyde Tartan [Red, Blue, White] |
| Website | http://inverclydeacademy.inverclyde.sch.uk/ |
Inverclyde Academy 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.
The school was created by the amalgamation of Greenock High School and Wellington Academy and cost £29 million to open.[2]
History
The 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 and Wellington Academy. 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 at a temporary site at Inverkip Road until the new campus could be occupied.[6][7]
The new site opened on 19 December 2008.
Feeder primary schools
- 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)
References
- ^ http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00420794.xlsx
- ^ "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", Inverclyde Council, 26 September 2007
- ^ "Strike pupils win battle with council", Eric Baxter, Greenock Telegraph, 28 September 2007