Kilwinning Academy
| Kilwinning Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| Map | |
Dalry Road , , KA13 7HD Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55°39′18′′N 4°42′07′′W / 55.655°N 4.702°W / 55.655; -4.702 |
| 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 |
Kilwinning Academy is a six-year, non-denominational, secondary school with an agreed capacity of 1,330 in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
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 and head teachers
[edit ]- D Young (1977—1987) — left/retired early
- J Happs (1987—1989) — acting head teacher
- W Ballantyne (1989—2002) — retired
- W C Armstrong (2002—2011) — retired
- T Swan (2011—2024)
- C McEvoy (2025—present) — acting head teacher
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ドル to support a scheme to get more people involved in sports.[3]
School building
[edit ]Kilwinning Academy is rated B for the building's condition and sustainability.[4]
Town regeneration
[edit ]Kilwinning 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 4ドルk 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.
