Portlethen Primary School

Portlethen Academy is a six-year comprehensive secondary school in Portlethen, Aberdeenshire.HistoryWith the expansion of the communities of Portlethen and Newtonhill in the 1980s, the Education Committee of Grampian Regional Council decided to build a new six-year Academy in Portlethen. Until then, pupils from the area were bused to Mackie Academy, in near-by Stonehaven. Portlethen Academy opened on 20 April 1987 as a new school for the communities of Portlethen, Newtonhill, Muchalls and Banchory-Devenick. Originally owned by Grampian Regional Council, the school passed to Aberdeenshire Council, when it formed in 1996.The school opened with 180 pupils in Years 1 and 2 and a capacity of around 650. It has expanded in numbers each session since April 1987, reaching over 800 pupils. As the roll rose, the school became too small to accommodate all the pupils and staff. Seven temporary classrooms were added to the school prior to closure. The current Headteacher is Neil Morrison.Aberdeenshire Council commissioned a new school under the PPP Scheme.Senior Leadership TeamMr Morrison - Head TeacherMrs Miller - Depute Head Teacher (Maternity Leave)Mr Cowie - Acting Depute Head TeacherMr Liversedge - Acting Depute Head TeacherMrs O'Brien - Depute Head Teacher (Job Share)