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Kincorth Academy
Address
Kincorth Circle Aberdeen, AB12 5NL Scotland
Information
Type	Secondary school
Established	1971 (1971)
Closed	4 July 2018 (2018-07-04)
Local authority	Aberdeen City Council
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 18
Houses	Craigievar, Edinburgh, Fyvie
Colour(s)	Red and gold
School years	S1-S6
Website	Kincorth Academy

Kincorth Academy was an Aberdeen City Council secondary school in Kincorth, Aberdeen, Scotland. Local primary feeder schools were: Abbotswell Primary, Charleston Primary, Kirkhill Primary and Loirston Primary.

The school worked in close partnership with Torry Academy in order to offer pupils a wider range of courses, some of which were facilitated by Aberdeen College. Pupils also attended Harlaw Academy and Aberdeen Grammar School for some Advanced Higher courses as part of the City Campus programme.

History

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Kincorth Academy's coat of arms included several symbols, which represented various historical links. The towers indicated the city of Aberdeen and the portcullis was the link between Kincorth and Arbroath Abbey. Prior to 1527, the lands on which the school stands, belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath.

In 1551 these lands were passed into the hands of Thomas Menzies of Pitfodels, Provost of Aberdeen. The colours of the Menzies family are red and white and one of the branches of the family has an eagle in its arms. The significance of the eagle is further enhanced by the fact that Kincorth stands on the most easterly point of the Grampians, an area inhabited by the eagle. The name Seann Coirthe is the Gaelic form of Kincorth.

In 1971 Kincorth Academy was opened to serve the Kincorth area which had largely developed in the late 1940s and 1950s. Kincorth Academy is a six-year, co-educational, non-denominational school.

Until 2005 the school had five houses, to which students were divided into, these were: Braemar, Crathes, Dunnotar, Glamis & Stirling (all named after Scottish castles). Due to the falling school roll, Crathes house was retired and pupils were re-distributed across the remaining 4 houses.

In 2010, due to restructuring within the school (and across Aberdeen City Council schools), all houses were retired and organised into 3 larger houses (still named after Scottish castles): Craigievar, Edinburgh & Fyvie.

After 47 years, Kincorth Academy was closed on 4 July 2018. Torry Academy closed around the same time, before they were eventually demolished. Both schools were replaced with the newly built £47 million Lochside Academy, in Altens. The site is set to be developed as housing, which will also see the loss of floodlit netball and tennis courts.

Headteachers

Former headteachers at the school include:

{sort Graham Blance February- July 2018}

External links

• Official website

References

1. Molyneux, Jodie (5 July 2018). "Watch: Aberdeen pupils leave old schools behind on a high with switch to new £47 million academy". Evening Express. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
2. Buchan, Rebecca (25 October 2021). "'Vital' sporting facilities to be lost as more than 200 homes approved at Kincorth Academy site". Press and Journal. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

• Secondary schools in Aberdeen
• Defunct schools in Aberdeen
• Educational institutions established in 1971
• 1971 establishments in Scotland
• Educational institutions disestablished in 2018
• 2018 disestablishments in Scotland