Inverclyde Academy

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.

Inverclyde Academy
Address
Cumberland Road

Greenock
,
Inverclyde

Scotland
Coordinates55°56′23″N 04°48′38″W
Information
TypeComprehensive
MottoWork Hard. Aim High. Achieve Your Potential.
Established2007
Local authorityInverclyde
Head teacherDenise Crawford
Staff70
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,053[1]
HousesArran, Cumbrae, Eriskay
Colour(s)Inverclyde Tartan [Red, Blue, White]
Websitehttp://inverclydeacademy.inverclyde.sch.uk/

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, 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
  • 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
  1. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00420794.xlsx
  2. "New £29m school is a moving time for pupils", Evening Times, 28 September 2007
  3. "Site of Inverclyde Academy", Geograph British Isles
  4. "Work starts on new school" (Press release). Scottish Government. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. "Travel-sick pupils go out on strike", Eric Baxter, Greenock Telegraph, 2 October 2007
  6. "New Academy pupils to be under one roof", Inverclyde Council, 26 September 2007
  7. "Strike pupils win battle with council", Eric Baxter, Greenock Telegraph, 28 September 2007
  8. "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.
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