Founded in 1849, Airdrie Academy exists today in its third incarnation. \u00a0 2024 marked the 175th anniversary of the school!<\/p>\n
The Academy moved to its current site on South Commonhead Avenue in 1941. When it was built in the midst of\u00a0World War II<\/a>, the new building cost a little over \u00a3100,000 at the time. It was first located on Cairnhill Road in a building that housed Alexandra Primary School. The original building has since been demolished to make way for housing.<\/p>\n The school has a current roll of approximately 1,032 pupils. As part of Education 2010, a new building was opened in October 2006 to replace the previous one, parts of which had been in use for almost 70 years.<\/p>\n The current head teacher is Mr Martin Anderson, who is is supported by a senior management team composed of: Mr Nolan, Ms Lilly, Mr Spencer and Mrs O’Neill.<\/p>\n