Lochside Academy

Lochside Academy is a co-educational secondary school in Altens, Aberdeen, run by Aberdeen City Council. Its feeder primary schools are Abbotswell School, Charleston School, Kirkhill School, Loirston School, Tullos School, and Greyhope School (formerly Walker Road School).^[1] It serves secondary age pupils in the Cove Bay, Kincorth, Torry, and Nigg areas of Aberdeen.^[2] It opened in August 2018, at the start of the new school year.

Lochside Academy
The exterior of the school in March 2020.
Address
Wellington Circle Altens, Aberdeen , AB12 3JG Scotland
Coordinates	57.1113°N 2.0994°W / 57.1113; -2.0994
Information
Type	Secondary school
Established	23 August 2018 (2018-08-23)
Local authority	Aberdeen City Council
Head teacher	Justin Noon
Staff	103
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 18
Number of pupils	1,580
Capacity	1,350
Colour(s)	Red, white and grey
School years	S1-S6
Website	Lochside Academy

History

The £47 million Lochside Academy was built on the site of Calder Park at Redmoss as a replacement for secondary schools in Torry and Kincorth, which both closed in July 2018.^[3] Lochside's catchment area covers all pupils that would have previously attended those schools. The school building contains a swimming pool, dance studio, sports pitches, games halls and a library.^[4] The first headteacher was Mr Neil Hendry, who stepped down from being headteacher at Northfield Academy to take up the headteacher post at Lochside.^[5] Prior to the school's opening, pupils and members of the local community were asked to name the new school. Potential names for the academy were Wellington, Altens, Redmoss, Calder, and Lochside.^[6] Lochside won a landslide victory with 923 votes, receiving twice as many votes as Altens, the name in second place.^[7]

Headteachers

Name	Incumbency
Neil Hendry	2018 - 2022
Justin Noon	2022–present