Kirn Primary School

Kirn Primary School
Location
Dunoon, Argyll
Scotland
Information
Type Primary School
Established 1881
Head Teacher Barbara Gray[1]
Number of students approx. 200
Website http://www.kirnprimaryschool.co.uk/

Kirn Primary School is located in Kirn which is a small village on the outskirts of Dunoon, Scotland. Kirn Primary School has approximately 200 pupils. It is a feeder primary for Dunoon Grammar School. There are currently 10 classes and a pre5-unit. It is part of Argyll and Bute Council.[2]

History

Kirn primary was built in 1881. Kirn Primary School was an evacuation centre in World War II. On 29 September 1939, 66 evacuee children were enrolled in Kirn Primary School. Such was the demand for a safe haven that the numbers rose so high that the teachers and pupils had to work shifts because the building was unable to house the sheer number of pupils. From 1961-1992 there was a large US Navy base at the Holy Loch which meant that there were a lot of American pupils in the school. At its peak the school had over 500 pupils on its roll and had additional buildings.

Early years department

The early years department at Kirn Primary School has four classes: Pre 5 morning class and an afternoon class, P1a and P1b. The Pre 5 unit was renovated in 2008 and has its own kitchen and garden.

Infant department

The infants department is made up of P2, P3 and P4 and is based in the far wing of the school.

Building

Kirn primary school was commissioned in 1881 and opened in 1882. In 1955 more classrooms were added. There are currently ten classrooms, six pupil toilets and two disabled toilets. It also has a library, a bike shed, a store room, an office, a lunch hall and a gym hall. The office door used to be the boys entrance and the girls entrance used to be at the front of the school. The grounds have a garden which is used for plants and has seating areas.

Upper department

Primary 5, 6 and 7 do not stay in one class but move around different classes. Each subject has its own classroom. Each class has a pastoral teacher who is their main point of contact.

Future

There were plans to merge Kirn and two other local schools together.[3][4] The schools are Kirn Primary, Dunoon Primary and St Muns RC Primary.[3] However the plans were shelved in 2013 after consulation.[5] Argyll and Bute Council received funding in March 2015 to build a new school to replace the 1950s building, construction is due to begin in January 2016 with the pupils being decanted to nearby Dunoon Grammar School.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kirnprimaryschool.co.uk/cms/news/downloaddoc.asp?DocRef=1078&DocCount=25&MediaFolder=letters1314
  2. ↑ "Kirn Primary School, Argyll & Bute". Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Schools Merger On Track - Despite Parents' Concerns". Dunoon-observer.com. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "If You Tolerate This, Then Your Children May Be Next". Dunoon-observer.com. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Proposed pre-5 and primary joint campus in Dunoon". Argyll & Bute Council. Retrieved 21 January 2012.

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