Westhill Academy Explained

Westhill Academy
Established:1979
Head:Alison Reid
Address:Hay's Way
Country:Scotland
Postcode:AB32 6XZ
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Staff:110 (approx)
Enrolment:1376 (approx)
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:Arnhall, Brimmond, Carnie, Denman, Echt
Colours:Green, dark blue, light blue, purple and yellow
Free 1:S1-S6
Free Label 1:School years

Westhill Academy is an Aberdeenshire Council secondary school in Westhill, near Aberdeen, Scotland, serving the Westhill, Elrick and Skene areas of Aberdeenshire. Its main feeder schools are Westhill Primary, Crombie Primary School, Elrick Primary and Skene Primary. School transport, before and after school, is provided for students who live in Skene.

Westhill Academy opened in the autumn of 1979 with buildings designed to accommodate 500 pupils. The school was extended in 1982 and then again in 1996 raising the capacity of the school to 1000 pupils. The roll of the school, in recent years, has fluctuated between 800 and 850 pupils. In 2019 the school celebrated its 40th anniversary. It was celebrated by inviting current and ex staff members to look at year books and to see how it has changed through the years.[1]

Notable former pupils

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Provision of Accommodation and Facilities. Westhill Academy. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930094850/http://www.westhill-academy.net/accommodation.html. 2007-09-30. dead. 2007-05-06.