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Secondary school in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Inverurie Academy
The entrance to the old school building.
Address
Off Market Place
Jackson Street
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, AB51 3PX
Scotland
Coordinates57°16′59″N 2°22′38″W / 57.2831°N 2.3772°W / 57.2831; -2.3772
Information
TypeSecondary school
MottoLatin: Spiritus Intus Alit
(The spirit within sustains)
Established1909; 115 years ago
Local authorityAberdeenshire Council
RectorNeil Hendry
Staff96.7 (FTE)
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1292
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Colour(s)Navy
School yearsS1-S6
WebsiteInverurie Academy

Inverurie Academy is a comprehensive secondary school in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. The school is one of the 17 secondary schools run by Aberdeenshire Council. Inverurie Academy is located on Jackson Street, Inverurie. As of 2023, the academy ranked 177th out of 347 with 35% of students securing 5 or more highers.

Inverurie Academy has several feeder schools including Strathburn Primary, Chapel of Garioch Primary, Uryside Primary, Port Elphinstone Primary, Oyne Primary, Kellands Primary, Hatton of Fintray Primary, and Keithhall Primary. Insch Primary and Kinellar Primary hold duel zone status.

History

Built in the Victorian period, the school was originally split into both a secondary school and a primary, although after Market Place the need for a primary decreased and the building was merged in 1909, keeping primary pupils until the statutory leaving age of 14, the other taking the pupils who had passed their qualifying exam on to higher education. This was the founding of the building known as Inverurie Academy. Since then, new parts of the school have been added, the most recent in the mid-1980s prior to the demolition. The school was to be replaced with a £55 million new community campus set to include new car and bus parking, a 3G pitch, expanded facilities, and accommodation for up to 1,600 pupils in 2020.

The buildings remained that way until they were joined in the 1950s, and amalgamated in the 1960s with the building of the new assembly hall. The final stage of building was constructed in the 1980s.

The academy, as well as the community swimming pool, St. Andrews Special School, and the Garioch Community Centre, transitioned to the newly built Inverurie Community Campus in the 2020 school year. In 2022, the original Academy was demolished following delays due to the discovery of Asbestos within the school building.

Covid-19

Inverurie Academy was praised for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, with an inspector stating the academy was “very well placed to continue its improvement journey” During the pandemic, National 5 exams were cancelled across Scotland, including Inverurie, being replaced with online coursework's and assessments.

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Secondary School League Tables". Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  2. "Inverurie Academy". inverurie.aberdeenshire.sch.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. Borland, Ben; Shepherd, Jordan (7 April 2024). "Full 2024 Scottish high school league table - see how your school fared". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  4. "Inverurie Academy". inverurie.aberdeenshire.sch.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  5. "Completed Project - Inverurie Community Campus". Hub North Scotland. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  6. "School History & Crest". inverurie.aberdeenshire.sch.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  7. "Inverurie Community Campus - Aberdeenshire Council". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  8. Britton, Ruaraidh (26 January 2022). "Former Inverurie Academy building demolished after 113 years". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  9. "Inspector praises Inverurie Academy for progress made during the pandemic". Grampian Online. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  10. "Scottish National 5 exams to be cancelled in 2021". BBC News. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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