Kilwinning Academy Explained

Kilwinning Academy
Motto:Forward Together
Established:1977
Head Name:Headteacher
Head:Tim Swan
Head Name2:Depute Head Teachers
Head2:J Milne, T Mair & C Shaw
Street:Dalry Road
Postcode:KA13 7HD
Country:Scotland
Staff:80 +
Enrollment:900 +
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Colours:Royal Blue
Gold
Years:S1-S6
Feeders:Abbey Primary, Blacklands Primary, Corsehill Primary, Pennyburn Primary and Whitehirst Park Primary

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.

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 to support a scheme to get more people involved in sports.[3]

School building

Kilwinning Academy is rated B for the building's condition and sustainability.[4]

Town regeneration

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: BBC News - Hitler remarks RE teacher David McNally struck off. 28 October 2013. BBC Online. 12 April 2014.
  2. News: ‘Hitler wasn’t all that bad’ teacher struck off - The Scotsman. 28 October 2013. The Scotsman. 12 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Kilwinning Academy's £4k grant . 16 January 2014 . 12 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413161829/http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/kilwinning/articles/2014/01/16/485013-kilwinning-academys-4k-grant-/ . 13 April 2014 .
  4. Web site: North Ayrshire Council building directory. 13 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Irvine Bay Regeneration Company's Kilwinning Regeneration . 13 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413221020/http://www.irvinebay.co.uk/our-changing-bay/58_tunnel_tiling . 13 April 2014 .
  6. Web site: North Ayrshire for Business Regeneration Article. 13 April 2014.