Largs Academy

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Largs Academy
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Address
Largs Academy
Alexander Avenue

Largs
,
Ayrshire
,
KA30 9DR

Scotland
Coordinates 55°48′00″N4°51′14″W / 55.800°N 4.8539°W / 55.800; -4.8539
Information
TypeSecondary School
MottoesLabora et Disce (English:Work and Learn)
Established1970
HeadteacherJohn Docherty
Staff84 FTE
GenderMixed
Age11to 18
Enrollment1,076 (2012) [1]
Houses
  • Arran
  • Bute
  • Cowal
  • Kintyre
  • Mull
Colour(s) Black
 Gold
 Blue
School yearsS1-S6
Website http://largsacademy.com

Largs Academy is a Scottish secondary school, opened in August 1970, serving the towns of Largs, Fairlie, Skelmorlie and the island of Cumbrae, as well as taking placement requests from across Scotland, from places such as West Kilbride, Beith and Renfrewshire. As of March 2017, Largs Academy was in the top 30 schools for Higher Results in Scotland, sitting at number 27. [2]

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Head Teachers

As of January 2020 the new Headteacher is John Docherty. The previous Headteacher, Heather Burns, retired at the end of the first term of the 2019/2020 session after seven years as Headteacher.

NamePeriod
Mr H. McGhee1970–1974
Mr W. Inglis [3] 1974–1994
Mr G. Maxwell1994–2003
Mr A. Jones [4] 2003–2012
Mrs H. Burns2012–2019
Mr B. Wilson [5] 2019
Mr J. Docherty2020–present

Feeder schools

Largs Academy has five feeder schools, St. Mary's Primary School, Largs Primary (an amalgamation of the previous Brisbane and Kelburn Primaries), Cumbrae Primary School, Fairlie Primary School, and Skelmorlie Primary School. Children from West Kilbride, Beith and Renfrewshire can also attend Largs Academy by placement request.

Bus Crash

During a school trip to Barcelona 27 June 2002, a coach that was carrying a party of students and teachers from Largs Academy, crashed on the A6 motorway link road at Bierre-les-Semur, near Dijon, France at about 4 am BST.

Two pupils and four teachers were hospitalised with serious injuries, with at least five others suffering minor injuries. One of the injured teachers lost an arm as the bus rolled. One life was also lost in the crash, Katherine Fish, who was a 4th year student at the school.

After the crash, a memorial plaque was put up in the Old Largs Academy Music Department in memory of Katherine. [6]

Largs Campus

Largs Academy and surrounding schools St Mary's RC Primary School and amalgamated Brisbane and Kelburn Primary School as Largs Primary, as well as a new nursery, will be accommodated in a new £50m campus, aimed to be complete by early 2018. Allowing the previous school locations to be used for housing.

North Ayrshire Council approved the proposals following a pre-determination meeting was held to give objectors and all stakeholders involved in the process a chance to make representation.

The facility provides an environment for learning for 1200 Secondary school pupils, 210 denominational primary pupils, 610 non-denominational Primary pupils and 100 Early Years places, as well as core leisure and community provision to the surrounding area due to a partnership with SportsScotland. [7]

The campus' construction was completed in March 2018, with the schools transferring into the new building at the end of the 2018 Easter break.

The Largs Campus is the current site in use for Largs Academy, Largs Primary, St. Mary's Primary and Largs Nursery as of 2020.

Pupils

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Largs Athletic Football Club was a football club which existed in the early 1880s, in the town of Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland.

References

  1. ↑ "Largs Academy PC 2012" (PDF). Largs Academy. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Largs Academy in top ranked schools list". Largs and Millport Weekly News. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tributes to former Academy Headteacher". Largs and Millport Weekly News. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fond farewell for Arthur Jones". Largs and Millport Weekly News. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Acting Head
  6. ↑ "Pupil dies in French coach crash". BBC News. 27 June 2002. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Work on new Largs Campus begins!". Hub South West Scotland. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  8. ↑ English. "Kevin McKay". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Connor MacLeod on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Paralympics: Abby Kane and Andrew Mullen add to GB medals". BBC Sport. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  11. ↑ News, Largs (19 December 2018). "Largs & Millport Weekly News". Largs & Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 27 September 2020.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  12. ↑ "Largs man is leading High Court judge in England". BBC Sport. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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