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'''Drumpark School''' was a school for children with special educational needs in [[Coatbridge]], [[North Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Safety fears over new school site |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8214038.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |date=23 August 2009 |accessdate=20 March 2013 }}</ref> Drumpark School opened on the 5th May 1926. The school is now only called Drumpark Primary School. In August 2012, Drumpark Primary School moved to their new campus, which they share with [[Greenhill Primary School]]. Drumpark Secondary Department moved to their new campus on November 5, 2012, which they share with St Ambrose High School. Drumpark Secondary Department changed their name to Buchanan High School, while Drumpark Primary School retained their name.
'''Drumpark School''' was a school for children with special educational needs at [[Bargeddie]] just west of [[Coatbridge]] in [[North Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Safety fears over new school site |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8214038.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |date=23 August 2009 |accessdate=20 March 2013 }}</ref> In August 2012, the primary department (5 to 11 years) of Drumpark School moved to their new campus, shared with Greenhill Primary School and incorporated into the vacated buildings of [[Coatbridge High School]],<ref>[http://www.crgp.co.uk/case-studies/greenhill-and-drumpark-schools/ Case Studies | Greenhill and Drumpark Schools], CRGP Ltd</ref><ref>[https://www.ads.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/ADS_ReMade-Learning-Places_Example6.pdf Greenhill Primary School & Drumpark ASN Primary School Coatbridge – ReMade Learning Places Example 6] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610000301/https://www.ads.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/ADS_ReMade-Learning-Places_Example6.pdf |date=10 June 2021 }}, Architecture+Design Scotland</ref><ref>[https://www.urbanrealm.com/buildings/765/Drumpark_%26_Greenhill_Primary_Schools.html Drumpark & Greenhill Primary Schools], Urban Realm</ref> retaining the Drumpark name.<ref>[https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/drumpark/about-us/ About Us], Drumpark Primary and Nursery</ref> The secondary department (11 to 17 years) moved to a new campus shared with [[St Ambrose High School]] on 5 November 2012,<ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/drumpark-school-plan-reunion-celebration-2826943.amp Drumpark School plan reunion celebration ahead of move], Daily Record, 28 March 2012</ref> changing its name to [[Buchanan High School, North Lanarkshire|Buchanan High School]].


==History of Drumpark School==
==History of Drumpark School==
The school has had many achievements in football, for which the secondary department became the second best team in Scotland in May 2012 the football team won the league 2 years in a row as Drumpark in 2011 and 2012 then as Buchanan High in 2013 and 2014. The students have climbed Tinto Hill and done a lot of other sports activities over the years. The school originally was a school for medical issues in the early years of the schools history but some of the senior pupils became more mainstream than some of the younger students in the lower years in the secondary department.
Drumpark School opened on 5 May 1926, featuring decorations by the artist [[Jessie M. King]].<ref>[http://thedecoratedschool.blogspot.com/2011/10/decorating-central-belt-2-drumpark-and.html Decorating the Central Belt 2: Drumpark and Jessie King], The Decorated School, 4 October 2011</ref> The school has had many achievements in football, winning the league two years in a row as Drumpark in 2011 and 2012, then as [[Buchanan High School, North Lanarkshire|Buchanan High School]] in 2013 and 2014. The students have climbed [[Tinto|Tinto Hill]] and done a lot of other sports activities over the years. The school originally was for pupils with medical issues in the early years of its history but some of the senior pupils became more mainstream than some of the younger students in the lower years in the secondary department.

The disused old buildings were subjected to arson in 2015<ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/firefighters-tackle-massive-blaze-coatbridge-5566551.amp Firefighters tackle massive blaze at Coatbridge primary school], Daily Record, 23 April 2015</ref> and were subsequently demolished, with housing planned for the site.<ref>[https://www.ashfieldland.co.uk/projects/strategic-land/drumpark/ Projects | Drumpark], Ashfield Land. Retrieved 10 June 2021</ref>


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Drumpark School
Location
Map
Coatbridge
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North Lanarkshire

Scotland
Information
TypeAdditional Support Needs
Established5 May 1926
Closed31 October 2012
Head teacherMrs T Collins (2005-2012)
Teaching staff40-50
Number of students100-120
Colour(s)(previous)Yellow and Navy, (Recent) Red, and Grey.

Drumpark School was a school for children with special educational needs at Bargeddie just west of Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.[1] In August 2012, the primary department (5 to 11 years) of Drumpark School moved to their new campus, shared with Greenhill Primary School and incorporated into the vacated buildings of Coatbridge High School,[2][3][4] retaining the Drumpark name.[5] The secondary department (11 to 17 years) moved to a new campus shared with St Ambrose High School on 5 November 2012,[6] changing its name to Buchanan High School.

History of Drumpark School

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Drumpark School opened on 5 May 1926, featuring decorations by the artist Jessie M. King.[7] The school has had many achievements in football, winning the league two years in a row as Drumpark in 2011 and 2012, then as Buchanan High School in 2013 and 2014. The students have climbed Tinto Hill and done a lot of other sports activities over the years. The school originally was for pupils with medical issues in the early years of its history but some of the senior pupils became more mainstream than some of the younger students in the lower years in the secondary department.

The disused old buildings were subjected to arson in 2015[8] and were subsequently demolished, with housing planned for the site.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Safety fears over new school site". BBC News. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  2. ^ Case Studies | Greenhill and Drumpark Schools, CRGP Ltd
  3. ^ Greenhill Primary School & Drumpark ASN Primary School Coatbridge – ReMade Learning Places Example 6 Archived 10 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Architecture+Design Scotland
  4. ^ Drumpark & Greenhill Primary Schools, Urban Realm
  5. ^ About Us, Drumpark Primary and Nursery
  6. ^ Drumpark School plan reunion celebration ahead of move, Daily Record, 28 March 2012
  7. ^ Decorating the Central Belt 2: Drumpark and Jessie King, The Decorated School, 4 October 2011
  8. ^ Firefighters tackle massive blaze at Coatbridge primary school, Daily Record, 23 April 2015
  9. ^ Projects | Drumpark, Ashfield Land. Retrieved 10 June 2021

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