Park Mains High School Explained

Park Mains High School
Streetaddress:Barrhill Road
Country:Scotland
Established:1974
Coordinates:55.9025°N -4.4588°W
Enrollment:1,500+
Head Teacher:Alan Dick
Colors:Blue and black
Website:http://www.parkmainshigh.renfrewshire.sch.uk/

Park Mains High School is a secondary school in Erskine, Renfrewshire. It is one of the biggest schools in Scotland. As well as taking in students from the town it also enrolls them from the surrounding areas of Bishopton (including the new Dargavel Village[1]), Inchinnan, and Langbank.

New school building (2012 - present)

Renfrewshire Council granted a new multimillion-pound rebuild of the school. The new building was opened in August 2012 at a cost of £31M.[2] It was designed and planned by Holmes Miller. Construction was completed by Bam Construction. FES Ltd were the contractors for the electrical, mechanical, IT installations and fire and security systems.[3] [4] The building offers a larger, brighter space for the pupils to feel in a social hub whilst still being in a controlled learning environment. One key feature of the school is the central "street area" with natural sunlight. The school's new sports complex has a multi-use games hall and gymnasium. The site of the old school building is now a £400,000 multi-use 3G sports pitch with running track. There are also hockey pitches and a rugby field.[5] [6] The school building has regularly featured in architectural publications. It has received award nominations for its design and construction.[7] [8]

Guidance

Pupils are assigned to a guidance group in their first year at Park Mains. The guidance groups are named after some of the Scottish Isles. These are Skye, Arran, Bute and Mull. Pupils remain in these groups until their departure from the school.

Notable former pupils

Notable former teachers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dargavel Village - a new way of living in Bishopton. 2020-10-24. www.dargavelvillage.co.uk.
  2. Web site: New high school for Erskine - Opening of £31m Park Mains High School . Clydewaterfront.com . 5 September 2012 . 30 June 2014.
  3. Web site: News . Fes.ltd.uk . 2014-07-15.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-06-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125614/http://www.renfrewshirechamber.com/documents/renfrewopenevening.pdf . 14 July 2014 . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Erskine Community Sports Centre - Renfrewshire Leisure Limited . Renfrewshireleisure.com . 4 July 2014.
  6. Web site: Battle for pitches won | News . The Gazette . 29 June 2011 . 4 July 2014.
  7. Web site: The 30 Most Amazing High School Campuses in the World-Pinnacle Architecture . Pinnaclearchitecture.com . 27 February 2014 . 30 June 2014.
  8. Web site: News . Fes.ltd.uk . 2014-07-15.
  9. Web site: Stewart. Paterson. Meet Michael: the man who ran every single Glasgow street. 5 January 2022. Glasgow Times. 1 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230801192154/https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19826603.meet-michael-man-ran-every-single-glasgow-street/. 1 August 2023. live.

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