Calderside Academy
| Calderside Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Calder Street Blantyre Glasgow, South Lanarkshire, G72 0AX Scotland | |
| Information | |
| School type | State-funded, Comprehensive |
| Motto | "Take Pride in Calderside" |
| Denomination | Non Denominational |
| Established | January 2008 |
| Founded | January 2008 |
| Opened | November 2008 |
| Status | Open |
| Headteacher | J S Dodds |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1400 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Main Building (6 wings and 'street' area) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | Lewis, Skye, Mull, Arran |
| Colour(s) | Blue, white, black |
| Accreditation | Scottish Qualifications Authority |
| School roll | 1400 |
| Newspaper | Calderside Newsletter |
| Feeder schools | Townhill Primary, David Livingstone Memorial Primary, Auchinraith Primary, High Blantyre Primary, Neilsland Primary, Udston Primary, Woodhead Primary, Glenlee Primary, Craighead School, Hamilton School for the Deaf |
| Website | http://www.calderside.s-lanark.sch.uk |
Calderside Academy is a Scottish secondary school in Blantyre. It was created by merging two local secondary schools (Blantyre High School and Earnock High School) on the land where Blantyre High School was. The school was officially opened by Fiona Hyslop MSP in November 2008.
The Head Master is J S Dodds. The Academy has approximately 1400 pupils and around 100 teachers making it one of the largest schools in Scotland.
House groups
Calderside Academy divides its pupils into four different house groups: Lewis, Skye, Mull, and Arran.
References
"Opening of the school" Opening of Calderside Academy
External links
Coordinates: 55°47′30″N 4°05′40″W / 55.79167°N 4.09444°W
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