Lochside Academy

{{Infobox school

| name = Lochside Academy

| address = Wellington Circle

| city = Altens, Aberdeen

| postcode = AB12 3JG

| image = Lochside Academy (geograph 6420145).jpg

| caption = The exterior of the school in March 2020.

| country = Scotland

| head = Justin Noon

| type = Secondary school

| local_authority = Aberdeen City Council

| gender = Co-educational

| free_label_1 = School years

| free_1 = S1-S6

| established = {{start date|2018|8|23|df=y}}

| staff = 103

| pupils = 1,580

| capacity = 1,350

| website = {{URL|www.lochside.aberdeen.sch.uk/|Lochside Academy}}

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 18

| coordinates = {{Coord|57.1113|N|2.0994|W|display=inline,title}}

| colours = {{colourbox|red}}{{colourbox|white}}{{colourbox|grey}} Red, white and grey

}}

Lochside Academy is a co-educational secondary school in Altens, Aberdeen, run by Aberdeen City Council. Its feeder primary schools are Abbotswell School, Charleston School, Kirkhill School, Loirston School, Tullos School, and Greyhope School (formerly Walker Road School).{{Cite news|url=https://lochside.aberdeen.sch.uk/about/|title=About|date=2018-01-29|work=Lochside Academy|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en-GB}} It serves secondary age pupils in the Cove Bay, Kincorth, Torry, and Nigg areas of Aberdeen.{{Cite news|url=https://news.aberdeencity.gov.uk/aberdeens-47-million-academy-gears-up-for-the-new-school-term/|title=Aberdeen’s £47 million academy gears up for the new school term|work=Aberdeen City Council|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en}} It opened in August 2018, at the start of the new school year.

History

The £47 million Lochside Academy was built on the site of Calder Park at Redmoss as a replacement for secondary schools in Torry and Kincorth, which both closed in July 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/festivities-see-pupils-leave-old-schools-behind-on-a-high-with-switch-to-new-47m-academy1/|title=Aberdeen pupils leave old schools behind on a high with switch to new £47 million academy|work=Evening Express|access-date=2018-08-04|language=en-US}} Lochside's catchment area covers all pupils that would have previously attended those schools. The school building contains a swimming pool, dance studio, sports pitches, games halls and a library.{{Cite news|url=https://news.aberdeencity.gov.uk/lochside-academy-handover-marks-latest-phase-of-investment-in-aberdeen-schools/|title=Lochside Academy handover marks latest phase of investment in Aberdeen schools|work=Aberdeen City Council|access-date=2018-08-04|language=en}} The first headteacher was Mr Neil Hendry, who stepped down from being headteacher at Northfield Academy to take up the headteacher post at Lochside.{{Cite web|url=http://www.shmu.org.uk/sites/default/files/magazines/mastrick_matters_spring_2017_web.pdf|title=Mastrick Matters Spring 2017|website=Shmu|page=6|access-date=2018-08-05}} Prior to the school's opening, pupils and members of the local community were asked to name the new school. Potential names for the academy were Wellington, Altens, Redmoss, Calder, and Lochside.{{Cite news|url=https://news.aberdeencity.gov.uk/voting-starts-on-new-academy-name/|title=Voting starts on new academy name|work=Aberdeen City Council|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en}} Lochside won a landslide victory with 923 votes, receiving twice as many votes as Altens, the name in second place.{{Cite news|url=https://news.aberdeencity.gov.uk/proposed-name-of-new-south-of-the-city-academy-approved/|title=Name of new south of the city academy approved|work=Aberdeen City Council|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en}}

Headteachers

class="wikitable sortable"

!Name

!Incumbency

Neil Hendry

|2018 - 2022

Justin Noon

|2022–present

References

External links

{{Official website|https://lochside.aberdeen.sch.uk}}

Category:Secondary schools in Aberdeen

Category:Educational institutions established in 2018

Category:2018 establishments in Scotland