Calderside Academy

Calderside Academy
Address
Calder Street Blantyre Glasgow, South Lanarkshire, G72 0AX Scotland
Information
School type	State-funded, Comprehensive
Motto	"Take Pride in Calderside"
Denomination	Non Denominational
Established	January 2008
Founded	January 2008
Opened	November 2008
Status	Open
Headteacher	J S Dodds
Age	11 to 18
Number of students	1400
Language	English
Hours in school day	Monday, Tuesday: 7 hours. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 6 hours, 10 minutes.
Campus	Main Building (6 wings and 'street' area)
Campus type	Urban
Houses	Lewis, Skye, Mull, Arran
Colour(s)	Blue, white, black
Accreditation	Scottish Qualifications Authority
School roll	1400
Newspaper	Calderside Newsletter
Feeder schools	Townhill Primary, David Livingstone Memorial Primary, Auchinraith Primary, High Blantyre Primary, Neilsland Primary, Udston Primary, Woodhead Primary, Glenlee Primary, Craighead School, Hamilton School for the Deaf
Alumni	Graeme Haig - Ulster Loyalist politician
Website	http://www.calderside.s-lanark.sch.uk

Calderside Academy is a Scottish secondary school in Blantyre. It was created by merging two local secondary schools (Blantyre High School and Earnock High School) on the land where Blantyre High School was. The school was officially opened by Fiona Hyslop MSP in November 2008.

The Head Master is J S Dodds. The Academy has approximately 1400 pupils and around 100 teachers making it one of the largest schools in Scotland.

House groups

Calderside Academy divides its pupils into four different house groups: Lewis, Skye, Mull, and Arran.

References

"Opening of the school" Opening of Calderside Academy

External links

• School website

Coordinates: 55°47′30″N 4°05′40″W / 55.79167°N 4.09444°W