Rothesay Academy is a
secondary school in the town of
Rothesay
Rothesay ( ; gd, Baile Bhòid ) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay, which offers an onward rail ...
on the
Isle of Bute
The Isle of Bute ( sco, Buit; gd, Eilean Bhòid or '), known as Bute (), is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is divided into highland and lowland areas by the Highland Boundary Fault.
Formerly a constituent is ...
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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
Port Bannatyne ( gd, Port MhicEamailinn) is a coastal village on the Isle of Bute, Firth of Clyde, Scotland that is home to many steamers. Port Bannatyne developed into the 1900s as a quieter and more unusual alternative to Rothesay. It is a pop ...
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History
The school as an institution first opened in 1870, replacing the earlier Croft Lodge and a church school.
The original Victorian building, overlooking Rothesay Bay, was extended and modernised in 1910 and again in 1938. It burned to the ground in 1954
and was replaced by a building of contemporary architecture, which opened in 1959. The present building at Townhead dates from 2007,
on a joint campus site with Rothesay Primary School and
Argyll College.
It is one of a batch of joint campuses constructed around the west of Scotland from 2005 to 2009.
References
External links
Rothesay Joint Campus
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Rothesay, Bute
Secondary schools in Argyll and Bute
Educational institutions established in 1870
School buildings completed in 2007
Isle of Bute
1870 establishments in Scotland