Cumbernauld Academy

Cumbernauld Academy (formerly Cumbernauld High School) was the first comprehensive secondary school in the then 'New Town' of Cumbernauld. It was designed by Scottish architects Gratton & McLean[2] and it opened in 1964 and is a non-denominational, co-educational, secondary school. In 2013, North Lanarkshire Council announced amalgamation of Cumbernauld High with Abronhill High to become Cumbernauld Academy in a new building to be built on existing CHS grounds.

Cumbernauld Academy
Address
South Kildrum Ring Road

Cumbernauld
,
North Lanarkshire
,
G67 2UF

Scotland
Coordinates55°56′54″N 3°58′09″W
Information
TypeSecondary school
MottoVirtute Ac Labore
(Latin: 'Virtue through Hard Work')
Established2014
StatusOpen
Local authorityNorth Lanarkshire
Head TeacherMr Cairns
Staff60.2 FTE
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolmentc 820[1]
HousesIslay
Arran
Skye
Colour(s)               Black, Purple, white
Websitehttps://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/CAcad/

Overview

Cumbernauld Academy covers the Scottish education system's stages S1 to S6 and has the capacity for 1100 pupils. It reached about 1600 pupils in 1972 and the current roll is around 600. The school draws students from Cumbernauld and the surrounding area and includes Cumbernauld Village, Kildrum, Abronhill, Carbrain, Seafar, Castlecary, Westerwood, Dullatur, Craigmarloch, Carrickstone Vale, whitelees and Airdrie. Its associated feeder primary schools are Carbrain primary, Cumbernauld primary, Kildrum primary and Ravenswood primary.

The school is situated in a large area to the south of the Kildrum Ring Road.[3] It is bordered on the east and backs onto extensive woodland. The predominantly brick-built structure forms around the Robert Burns building which consists of three tower blocks and houses most of the classrooms. These blocks are now known as A, B and C Blocks. In the past these were referred to as Boys, Girls and Senior Blocks respectively, with each having its own dining room. The James Watt building houses the technical workshops and classrooms. The David Livingstone building houses the science labs, art and home economics classrooms. There are also extensive playing fields and indoor sports facilities, including a swimming pool.

The school has a supported learning unit,[4] which provides on-site support for pupils with special and additional learning needs.

History

Built in the early 1960s, it was designed to accommodate the needs of the rapidly swelling population of Cumbernauld and was a large school with places for over 1000 pupils. As the Cumbernauld Development Corporation's first secondary school, it was finished to an exceptionally high standard for the era, with teak and mahogany used widely throughout.

Pupils attended from the surrounding villages including Luggiebank and Castlecary and after the closure of Twechar Primary School's Junior Secondary Department in 1966, pupils were sent to Cumbernauld High School until the new Kirkintilloch High School opened in 1972.

Notable former pupils

Notable former teachers

References
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  2. "Dictionary of Scottish Architects". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  3. "Get-a-map from Ordnance Survey". Getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  4. "Inspection and review". Hmie.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  5. British Council. "Liz Lochhead | British Council Literature". Contemporarywriters.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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