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| image = [[File:Inverclyde Academy badge.png|110px]] <br/> School badge <br/> [[File:Inverclyde Academy - geograph.org.uk - 1089387.jpg|270px]] <br/> Inverclyde Academy (2008)
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| type = Comprehensive
| religion = Non Denominational
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| head_label = Head Teacher
| head = Catherine Sorenson (???-present)
| head = Denise Crawford
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| address = Cumberland Road
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| street = Inverkip Road
| city = [[Greenock]]
| city = [[Greenock]]
| county = [[Inverclyde]]
| county = [[Inverclyde]]
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| enrollment = 1,053<ref>www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00420794.xlsx</ref>
| enrolment = 780<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00420794.xlsx |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 January 2014 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102235809/http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00420794.xlsx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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'''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''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: ''Acadamaidh Inbhir Chluaidh'') 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.<ref>[http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/display.var.1720899.0.new_29m_school_is_a_moving_time_for_pupils.php "New £29m school is a moving time for pupils"], [[Evening Times]], 28 September 2007</ref>
The school was created by the amalgamation of Greenock High School and [[Wellington Academy]] and cost £29 million to open.<ref>[http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/display.var.1720899.0.new_29m_school_is_a_moving_time_for_pupils.php "New £29m school is a moving time for pupils"], [[Evening Times]], 28 September 2007</ref>


==History==
==History==
The school was built on the site of three red blaes ([[gravel]]) [[Association football pitch|football pitch]]es.<ref>[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/372395 "Site of Inverclyde Academy"], Geograph British Isles</ref> [[Nicol Stephen]], [[Deputy First Minister of Scotland]], cut the first [[sod]] at the site on 26 February 2007.<ref>[http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2007/02/26134714 "Work starts on new school"], The [[Scottish Government]], 26 February 2007</ref>
The school was built on the site of three red blaes ([[gravel]]) [[Association football pitch|football pitch]]es.<ref>[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/372395 "Site of Inverclyde Academy"], Geograph British Isles</ref> [[Nicol Stephen]], [[Deputy First Minister of Scotland]], cut the first [[sod]] at the site on 26 February 2007.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.gov.scot/News/Releases/2007/02/26134714 |title=Work starts on new school |publisher=[[Scottish Government]] |date=26 February 2007 |accessdate=17 January 2016}}</ref>


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.<ref>[http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/article.php?sec=1&id=15770 "Travel-sick pupils go out on strike"], Eric Baxter, [[Greenock Telegraph]], 2 October 2007</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/NewsR.aspx?id=168 "New Academy pupils to be under one roof"], [[Inverclyde|Inverclyde Council]], 26 September 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/article.php?sec=sport&id=15731 "Strike pupils win battle with council"], Eric Baxter, [[Greenock Telegraph]], 28 September 2007</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/article.php?sec=1&id=15770 "Travel-sick pupils go out on strike"], Eric Baxter, [[Greenock Telegraph]], 2 October 2007</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/NewsR.aspx?id=168 "New Academy pupils to be under one roof"]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Inverclyde|Inverclyde Council]], 26 September 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/article.php?sec=sport&id=15731 "Strike pupils win battle with council"], Eric Baxter, [[Greenock Telegraph]], 28 September 2007</ref>


The new building was opened on 19 December 2008 by [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://universalnews.photoshelter.com/image/I0000jx0.sLa6utc|title=The Princess Royal, HRH Princess Anne, opening the Inverclyde Academy, Greenock, Scotland, UK.20/02/09. {{!}} : Universal News & Sport (Europe) 0844 884 5163|website=universalnews.photoshelter.com|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref>
The new site opened on 19 December 2008.


== Feeder primary schools ==
== Feeder primary schools ==
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* Wemyss Bay Primary School ([[Wemyss Bay]])
* Wemyss Bay Primary School ([[Wemyss Bay]])
* Whinhill Primary School (Greenock)
* Whinhill Primary School (Greenock)

==Inspection Reports==
{{main|Education Scotland}}

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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604215011/http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/inspection/GreenockHSrep.pdf HMIE inspection, Greenock High]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604215019/http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/inspection/Wellington%20Academy%20FINAL.html HMIE inspection, Wellington Academy]

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==External links==
*[https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/find-a-school/inverclyde/8640033 Inverclyde Academy's page] on Education Scotland's ParentZone


== References ==
== References ==
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{{reflist}}
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*[http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/inspection/GreenockHSrep.pdf HMIE inspection, Greenock High]
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*[http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/inspection/Wellington%20Academy%20FINAL.html HMIE inspection, Wellington Academy]


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==External links==
*[http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/schools/inverclydeacademyinverclyde.asp Inverclyde Academy's page on Scottish Schools Online]


[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2007]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2007]]
[[Category:Secondary schools in Inverclyde]]
[[Category:Secondary schools in Inverclyde]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Greenock]]

Latest revision as of 00:52, 18 August 2024

Inverclyde Academy

School badge

Inverclyde Academy (2008)
Address
Map
Cumberland Road

Greenock
,
Inverclyde
,
PA16 0FB

Scotland
Coordinates55°56′23″N 04°48′38″W / 55.93972°N 4.81056°W / 55.93972; -4.81056
Information
Type11–18 state comprehensive, non–selective secondary school
MottoWork Hard. Aim High. Achieve Your Potential.
Established2007
Local authorityInverclyde Council
Head TeacherDenise Crawford
Staff70
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment780[1]
HousesArran, Cumbrae, Eriskay
Colour(s)Inverclyde Tartan    
WebsiteSchool blog

Inverclyde Academy (Scottish Gaelic: Acadamaidh Inbhir Chluaidh) 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

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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

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  • 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)

Inspection Reports

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Main article: Education Scotland
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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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"[permanent dead link‍], 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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