Greenwood Academy

Greenwood Academy is an 11–18 state secondary school in Dreghorn, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Between 2019 and 2020, the pupil roll was 1,263 with an average attendance rate of 88.47%.

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Email: greenwood@ea.n-ayrshire.sch.uk
Type: School
Description: secondary school in Dreghorn, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Greenwood Academy, Dreghorn”
Address: Dreghorn, Irvine, KA11 4HL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trindlemoss Loch and Irvine railway station.

Trindlemoss Loch

Park

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Trindlemoss Loch, Scott's / Scot's Loch or the Loch of Irvine was situated in a low-lying area running from Ravenspark to near Stanecastle and down to Lockwards, now represented only by the playing fields off Bank Street in the Parish of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Trindlemoss Loch is situated 1½ miles northwest of Greenwood Academy.

Irvine railway station

Railway station

Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.

Irvine railway station is a railway station serving the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 30 miles south west of Glasgow Central. Irvine railway station is situated 1½ miles west of Greenwood Academy.

Scottish Maritime Museum

Museum

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

The Scottish Maritime Museum is an industrial museum with a Collection Recognised as Nationally Significant to Scotland. It is located at two sites in the West of Scotland in Irvine and Dumbarton, with a focus on Scotland's shipbuilding heritage. Scottish Maritime Museum is situated 2 miles west of Greenwood Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dreghorn and Irvine.

Dreghorn

Village

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Dreghorn is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, 3.5 kilometres east of Irvine town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to Kilmarnock. It is sited on a ridge between two rivers.

Irvine

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Irvine is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 34,130 in 2020. It's post-industrial and is best-known as one of the postwar "New Towns" built across lowland Scotland.