Abronhill High School

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Abronhill High School
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Abronhill High School
Location
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Abronhill, Cumbernauld

Scotland
Information
TypeNon-Denominational
Established1978
Closed2014
Local authorityNorth Lanarkshire Council
Number of students430 [1]

Abronhill High School was a non-denominational, comprehensive, secondary school in Abronhill, a suburb of the Scottish new town of Cumbernauld. The school roll was 473 pupils in January 2009.[2] The school was the setting of the 1981 Scottish film Gregory's Girl. Abronhill High School was located near Abronhill Shopping Centre. It closed in June 2014.

History[]

The school was opened on 22 November 1978 by a local councillor, Martin Green. Abronhill High School was the third non-denominational high school to open in the Cumbernauld area.[3] It was built for a capacity of around 1000 students although in years before its closure the school roll was only around 500.[4] In 2007 pupils at the school piloted a mountain biking scheme that was developed with Forestry Commission Scotland.[5] On 1 September 2008, pupils at Abronhill High were the first in Scotland to receive the HPV vaccine at their school.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10] Demolition commenced on 18 November 2014 and was expected to take around one week.[8]

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.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Abronhill High School Cumbernauld. North Lanarkshire Council. 10 March 2009" (PDF). Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIE). 10 March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Abronhill High School". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Gregory's Girl school may close". 5 October 2001. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "School introduces mountain biking into PE curriculum". HeraldScotland. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Scottish schoolgirls first in UK to be immunised against cervical cancer". HeraldScotland. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gregory's Girl school Abronhill High 'to close' by 2013". 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gregory's Girl fans mourn as school demolished". www.scotsman.com.
  9. ^ "Gregory's Girl school Abronhill High to close in 2014". 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Closure of Gregory's Girl school Abronhill High is approved by ministers". 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

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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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