Woodfarm High School

Woodfarm High School
Address
Robslee Road, Thornliebank Glasgow Scotland
Information
Type	Comprehensive School
School district	East Renfrewshire
Headmaster	Iain Gibson
Teaching staff	70.1 FTE
Grades	Scottish Qualifications Certificate
Enrolment	807
Website	Official Website

Woodfarm High School is a Scottish secondary school in Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire. It has a roll of approxiamtely 750 pupils, and the Headteacher is Mr Iain Gibson. The school generally achieves good exam results, and, along with East Renfrewshire's other schools, is regarded as one of the top-performing state schools in Scotland.

Previous Building and Fire

The original building was partially destroyed in a large fire. It caused many pupils to be transferred to other schools while the building was demolished and replaced with a newer building. Some pupils were housed in a temporary structure made out of portable units that was reinforced by a brick built super structure at the back of the school grounds. This was built to be a temporary home for the upper school while the new main building was built. It was intended to be pulled down once the new part of the school opened, with a maximum life of around 3 years. In was finally demolished in 2005 as part of the extension work, 30 years after it was first built. On the site of this building, called the Westfield Building, is a new large car park.

The old school building was of similar design to the current South Building, and used to connect the now demolished Science and Technical wings.

Extension

The school recently received an £11 million extension as part of a public private partnership with construction company HBG. Prior to the extension, the school was split into a main building and four secondary buildings, with the departments of English, Mathematics, Business Studies, Technical, Religious Studies and Science being housed externally to the main building. The extension saw the secondary buildings demolished, and the listed subjects being moved into a new area which extends out of the main building. As part of the extension, the entire school was refurbished, including a new canteen area, IT rooms, Home Economics facility, office, and library.

Cluster Primary Schools

The pupils of Woodfarm High School are mainly made up of students transferring from the four main primary schools in the area: Robslee Primary School, Thornliebank Primary School (both in Thornliebank), Braidbar Primary School and Giffnock Primary School (both in Giffnock). A small percentage of students from primary schools in the Glasgow City Council area are also admitted to the school by placement request.

Notable alumni

Dougie Payne (bassist in Travis)

External links

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