Abronhill High School

Abronhill High School
Closed 2014
Type Non-Denominational
Location Scotland
Local authority North Lanarkshire Council
Website 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. It opened in 1978. The school roll was 473 pupils in January 2009.[1] The school was the setting of the 1981 Scottish film Gregory's Girl. Abronhill High School was located near Abronhill Town Centre. It closed in June 2014.

History

In 2007 pupils at the school piloted a mountain biking scheme that was developed with Forestry Commission Scotland.[2] On 1 September 2008, pupils at Abronhill High were the first in Scotland to receive the HPV vaccine at their school.[3]

Popular culture

The school was the location chosen by director Bill Forsyth for the external scenes of his 1981 coming-of-age romantic comedy film Gregory's Girl.[4]

Closure

In September 2012 North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) informed parents that it wished to close Abronhill High from August 2013 and transfer pupils to Cumbernauld High.[4] NLC's learning and leisure services committee approved the merger of these schools, saying that they anticipated this would address a falling school roll and be part of £1.3 million of savings.[5] 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.[6][7] Demolition commenced on 18 November 2014 and was expected to take around one week.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Abronhill High School Cumbernauld. North Lanarkshire Council. 10 March 2009" (PDF). Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIE). 10 March 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "School introduces mountain biking into PE curriculum". The Herald. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Scottish schoolgirls first in UK to be immunised against cervical cancer". The Herald. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Gregory's Girl school Abronhill High 'to close' by 2013". BBC News. 19 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 McGinty, Stephen (18 November 2014). "Gregory's Girl fans mourn as school demolished". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "BBC News - Gregory's Girl school Abronhill High to close in 2014". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  7. ↑ "BBC News - Closure of Gregory's Girl school Abronhill High is approved by ministers". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-01.

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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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