Kilwinning Academy

Kilwinning Academy
Location
Dalry Road Kilwinning , Ayrshire , KA13 7HD Scotland
Coordinates	55°39′18″N4°42′07″W / 55.655°N 4.702°W / 55.655; -4.702
Information
Type	Secondary School
Motto	Forward Together
Established	1977
Headteacher	Tim Swan
Depute Head Teachers	J Milne, T Mair & C Shaw
Staff	80 +
Years offered	S1-S6
Gender	Mixed
Age	11to 18
Enrollment	900 +
Houses	Arran  Bute  Cumbrae  Davaar
Colours	Royal Blue  Gold
Feeder schools	Abbey Primary, Blacklands Primary, Corsehill Primary, Pennyburn Primary and Whitehirst Park Primary
Website	www.kilwinningacademy.com

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.

Rectors and head teachers

• D Young (1977—1987) — left/retired early
• J Happs (1987—1989) — acting head teacher
• W Ballantyne (1989—2002) — retired
• W C Armstrong (2002—2011) — retired
• T Swan (2011—2024)
• C McEvoy (2025) — acting head teacher
• T Mair (2026) — acting head teacher

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]}

References

1. "BBC News - Hitler remarks RE teacher David McNally struck off". BBC Online . 28 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
2. "'Hitler wasn't all that bad' teacher struck off - The Scotsman". The Scotsman . 28 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
3. "Kilwinning Academy's £4k grant". 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
4. "North Ayrshire Council building directory" . Retrieved 13 April 2014.
5. "Irvine Bay Regeneration Company's Kilwinning Regeneration". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
6. "North Ayrshire for Business Regeneration Article" . Retrieved 13 April 2014.