Clydeview Academy Inverclyde secondary school building, PPP Scottish education architect
Clydeview Academy : Inverclyde Education Building
Modern Inverclyde School, Scotland design by Archial Architects, UK.
post updated 9 April 2025
Address: Burnside Rd, Gourock PA19 1UX
Phone: 01475 715050
School in Inverclyde
Design: Archial
Photos: Keith Hunter
24 Oct 2012
Clydeview Academy Building
This new secondary school forms part of the Inverclyde PPP consisting of two primary and two secondary schools. The project back on site in late 2009 with completion in May 2011. The new school was created out of combining the former Gourock High School and Greenock Academy into a new 950-capacity school on an elevated site above Gourock / Greenock.
photos © Keith Hunter
This is reflected in the massing which consists of wings radiating from a central two-storey social space, providing both an airy focus for the building and a form which captures the beautiful views to the north from the spaces within.
photos © Keith Hunter
This form also maximises shelter to the play areas on what can be an exposed and windy site. The school features sustainable initiatives such as bris soliel to the west block, which shades classrooms while preserving views to the North.
photos © Keith Hunter
Clydeview Academy – Building Information
Client: Inverclyde Council
Scale: 13,568 m²
Value: £23 million
Completion: May 2011
BREEAM: Very Good
Clydeview Academy, Inverclyde images / information from Archial
Clydeview Academy Inverclyde design : Archial
This is a non-denominational secondary school situated in Gourock, Inverclyde. It was founded in 2011 and opened to pupils on 17 August 2011.
The first head teacher of the school was William Todd.
Founded: August 2011
Head teacher: Craig Gibson
Colors: White, Purple
Location: Burnside Road, Gourock, Inverclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, PA19 1UX.
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