Cumnock Academy

Cumnock Academy
Address
Map
Ayr Road

, ,
KA18 1EH

Information
TypeState funded secondary school
Closed28 October 2020 (2020-10-28)
Local authorityEast Ayrshire Council
Executive Head TeacherPeter Gilchrist
GenderMale and female pupils
Age12 to 18
Enrolment881 (in August 2011)
Websitehttp://www.cumnock.e-ayr.sch.uk/index.html

Cumnock Academy was a secondary school[1] in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.[2]

Notable former pupils include Iona McDonald, Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran since 2017;[3] Bill Grant, MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock;[4] and Eric Caldow, a former Scottish international footballer.[5]

Cumnock Academy closed in October 2020 following a merger with nearby Auckinleck Academy to form the new Robert Burns Academy in Cumnock.

  1. ^ Education Scotland
  2. ^ "School web site". Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ Gov.UK
  4. ^ "Bill Grant MP makes maiden speech". South Ayrshire. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ Cumnock Academy at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database