Winchburgh Academy

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Winchburgh Academy is a secondary level school, in Winchburgh, West Lothian, Scotland.

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The school is adjacent to B9080 road which is to the west of Winchburgh village centre. [1]

Winchburgh Academy
Location
Winchburgh Academy
Linlithgow Road

Winchburgh
,
West Lothian
,
EH52 6FY
Information
Established2022
Website https://winchburghacademy.westlothian.org.uk/

History

Plans and funding for the school were first announced in July 2019. [2] Planning approval for the construction of the school was given in January 2020 with the school due for completion in August 2022. [1] [2] The school was built under control of Hub South East, with Morrison Construction as the primary contractor. [3] The academy is part of a wider £60 million academic campus that includes Winchburgh's two primary schools. [4]

In July 2022, the construction of the academy buildings was completed on time. [3] The first students attended in August 2022. [3] The school was initially planned to allow 660 young persons to attend but has a design capacity to increase to accommodate 1,210 pupils. [3] The first headteacher of the school is Jonny Mitchell, who joined the school after leaving Chryston High School in North Lanarkshire. [5]

In 2025, the school closed temporarily for a few days due to issues with its water supply (the other nearby schools were also affected). [6] [7] In April 2025, pupils from the school won a Royal Community Impact Award. [8]

Facilities

Students have access to a sports and wellbeing hub on campus. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Planning approval has been grant for the construction of three new schools in Winchburgh, West Lothian". West Lothian Council. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "£60m to be invested in three new schools for Winchburgh". BBC News. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "New Winchburgh Academy complete". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Firm completes first phase of £11.5m contract at new Winchburgh campus". Project Scot. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Opening date confirmed for new Winchburgh Academy". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Garcia, Lucy (2025-03-14). "Three Scottish schools face 'emergency closure' over water failures, council warns". The National. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  7. ↑ McCormack, Callum (2025-03-14). "Three West Lothian schools forced to close early due to water supply issue". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  8. ↑ Currie, Julie (2025-04-25). "A royal success story for Winchburgh pupils' canteen bin initiative". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  9. ↑ "New Sports Hub created at West Lothian School campus as part of huge Winchburgh development. Inside the school there is what you should expect - an english and maths department, a large art classroom etc, and a state of the art theatre". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

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