Northfield Academy

Northfield Academy
Northfield Academy, as seen from Cummings Park Circle.
Motto Learn to live well
Established 27 August 1956
Type Secondary school
Headteacher Mr Gavin Morrison
Deputy Headteacher Mr Dow, Mr Hose, Dr Campbell
Location Granitehill Place
Aberdeen
AB16 7AU
Scotland
57°09′44″N 2°08′51″W / 57.1621°N 2.1474°W / 57.1621; -2.1474Coordinates: 57°09′44″N 2°08′51″W / 57.1621°N 2.1474°W / 57.1621; -2.1474
Local authority Aberdeen City Council
Students 595 (approx)
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Macbeth     , Stewart      & Wallace     
School years S1-S6
Website Northfield Academy

Northfield Academy is a secondary school in Northfield, Aberdeen, which opened in 1956.[1] It serves the Mastrick and Northfield areas of Aberdeen. Local feeder schools are Bramble Brae School, Heathryburn School, Manor Park School, Muirfield School, and Quarryhill School. The current headteacher is Mr Gavin Morrison, who took up post in 2018.

History

The school was opened on August 27, 1956 as Northfield Secondary School. It had a roll of 479 pupils in the first two years of a secondary course, and 34 members of staff. The school's first headmaster was James S M Eddison OBE, who was awarded an OBE for his services to education. Due to the school's increasing numbers in the early 1960s, additional hut classrooms were built in the playground and almost all of the neighbouring Stockethill Primary School was acquired as an annexe. In 1970 the school's name changed from Northfield Secondary School to its current name, Northfield Academy.[2] In 2015, a £700,000 3G football pitch was unveiled at the school.[3]

Headteachers

Name Incumbency
James S M Eddison OBE 1956 - 1962
Alistair McKenzie 1962 -1973
Ian McDowall 1973 - 1992
David Eastwood 1992 - 1996
Tom Robertson 1996 - 2003
Sue Muncer 2003 - 2012
Neil Hendry 2012 - 2017
Gavin Morrison 2018 - present

References

  1. ↑ "Aberdeen city school hits 60 - Evening Express". Evening Express. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. ↑ "History". Northfield Academy. 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  3. ↑ Jaffray, Chris (9 December 2015). "Aberdeen players back to school for launch of £700,000 3G pitch at Northfield Academy". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2 December 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.