Westhill Academy is an
Aberdeenshire Council secondary school in
Westhill, near
Aberdeen,
Scotland, serving the Westhill,
Elrick
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and
Skene areas of Aberdeenshire. Its main feeder schools are Westhill Primary, Crombie Primary School, Elrick Primary and Skene Primary. School transport, before and after school, is provided for students who live in Skene.
Westhill Academy opened in the autumn of 1979 with buildings designed to accommodate 500 pupils. The school was extended in 1982 and then again in 1996 raising the capacity of the school to 1000 pupils. The roll of the school, in recent years, has fluctuated between 800 and 850 pupils. In 2019 the school celebrated its 40th anniversary. It was celebrated by inviting current and ex staff members to look at year books and to see how it has changed through the years.
Notable former pupils
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Jack Grimmer, Footballer
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George Hunter, Rugby Player
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Stuart MacBride, Author
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Amy Manson
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, Actress
* Ross Forbes, Scotland Lawn Bowls International
References
External links
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Secondary schools in Aberdeenshire
Educational institutions established in 1979
1979 establishments in Scotland
Westhill, Aberdeenshire
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