Abronhill High School

Abronhill High School
Location
Abronhill, Cumbernauld
Scotland
Information
Type Non-Denominational
Opened 1978
Closed 2014
School district North Lanarkshire Council
Website http://www.abronhillhigh.n-lanark.sch.uk/

Abronhill High School was a non-denominational, comprehensive, secondary school in Abronhill, a suburb of the Scottish new town of Cumbernauld. The school roll was 473 pupils in January 2009.[1] The school was the setting of the 1980 Scottish film Gregory's Girl.[2] Abronhill High School was near Abronhill Town Centre.

Closure

In 2012 North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) informed parents that to save more than a million pounds per year it planned to close Abronhill High from August 2013 and transfer pupils to Cumbernauld High.[2] It was subsequently delayed until 2014 following a consultation. The plan was criticised for damaging pupils' education. This did not stop NLC from going forward with the closure, and on 27 June, the school shut its gates for good.[3][4] Demolition commenced on 18 November.[5]

References

  1. ↑ title = HMIE Inspection Report 2009
  2. 1 2 "BBC News - Gregory's Girl school Abronhill High 'to close' by 2013". bbc.co.uk. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  3. ↑ "BBC News - Gregory's Girl school Abronhill High to close in 2014". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  4. ↑ "BBC News - Closure of Gregory's Girl school Abronhill High is approved by ministers". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  5. ↑

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Coordinates: 55°57′33″N 3°57′11″W / 55.95917°N 3.95306°W / 55.95917; -3.95306

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