Calderside Academy


Calderside Academy is a Scottish secondary school in Blantyre. It was created by merging two local secondary schools on the land where Blantyre High School was. The school opened in January 2008 and was ceremonially opened by Fiona Hyslop MSP in November 2008.
The Academy has approximately 1400 pupils and around 100 teachers, making it one of the largest schools in Scotland.

House groups

Calderside Academy divides its pupils into four different house groups: Lewis, Skye, Mull, and Arran.