Carolside Primary School

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Williamwood High School is a comprehensive state secondary school in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a roll of around 1800 pupils. It was originally opened in the 1930s as Eastwood Senior Secondary School, located on Seres Road in the Williamwood area of Clarkston. In 2006 the school relocated to a new site at Eaglesham Road on the outskirts of Clarkston surrounded by fields and farm roads, about three miles from the original site. HistoryThe school was originally opened as Eastwood Senior Secondary School in Seres Road, Williamwood in the 1930s, later being renamed Williamwood High School. It was announced in 2003 /2004 that a new school would be built to replace the aging facilities at Seres Road. It was funded under the PPP scheme by the private company HBG. Once built, they would take control of the school ensuring it was well maintained, replacing any broken fixtures, and ensuring the running of the school building. In August 2006 the new £29 million school opened at the Eaglesham Road site. It features over 70 classrooms, each fitted with interactive whiteboards. The school has excellent sports facilities including astroturf pitches and running track, a video editing suite, and high standard drama studios. The new school was officially opened by the First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell, on Monday 11 December 2006. Following an inspection in 2009, Williamwood became the first school in Scotland to be awarded a maximum of five "excellent" ratings by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education.

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Williamwood High School is a comprehensive state secondary school in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a roll of around 1800 pupils. It was originally opened in the 1930s as Eastwood Senior Secondary School, located on Seres Road in the Williamwood area of Clarkston. In 2006 the school relocated to a new site at Eaglesham Road on the outskirts of Clarkston surrounded by fields and farm roads, about three miles from the original site. HistoryThe school was originally opened as Eastwood Senior Secondary School in Seres Road, Williamwood in the 1930s, later being renamed Williamwood High School. It was announced in 2003 /2004 that a new school would be built to replace the aging facilities at Seres Road. It was funded under the PPP scheme by the private company HBG. Once built, they would take control of the school ensuring it was well maintained, replacing any broken fixtures, and ensuring the running of the school building. In August 2006 the new £29 million school opened at the Eaglesham Road site. It features over 70 classrooms, each fitted with interactive whiteboards. The school has excellent sports facilities including astroturf pitches and running track, a video editing suite, and high standard drama studios. The new school was officially opened by the First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell, on Monday 11 December 2006. Following an inspection in 2009, Williamwood became the first school in Scotland to be awarded a maximum of five "excellent" ratings by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education.

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Carolside Primary School is located at Glasgow, United Kingdom
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