Rothesay Academy

Rothesay Academy
Rothesay Joint Campus, housing Rothesay Primary, Rothesay Academy, and Argyll College.
Established 1870 (current location 2007)
Type State coeducational secondary
Location High Street
Rothesay
Isle of Bute
PA20 9JH
Scotland
55°49′32″N 5°03′26″W / 55.8256°N 5.0572°W / 55.8256; -5.0572Coordinates: 55°49′32″N 5°03′26″W / 55.8256°N 5.0572°W / 55.8256; -5.0572
Local authority Argyll and Bute Council
Students 281 (approx)
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
School years S1-S6
Website Rothesay Academy

Rothesay Academy is a secondary school in the town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.

Feeder schools

Rothesay Academy has 3 associated primary schools: Rothesay Primary School and St. Andrew’s Primary in Rothesay and North Bute Primary in Port Bannatyne.[1]

History

The school as an institution first opened in 1870, replacing the earlier Croft Lodge and a church school.[1] The original Victorian building, overlooking Rothesay Bay, was extended and modernised in 1910 and again in 1938. It burned to the ground in 1954.[1] and was replaced by a building of contemporary architecture, which opened in 1959. The present building at Townhead dates from 2007,[2] on a joint campus site with Rothesay Primary School and Argyll College.[1] It is one of a batch of joint campuses constructed around the west of Scotland from 2005 to 2009.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "History". Rothesay Academy. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Academy housing plan under threat - Local Headlines". The Buteman. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
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