Cumnock Academy was a
secondary school in
Cumnock
Cumnock (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cumnag'') is a town and former civil parish located in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water. There are three neighbouring housing projects which lie just o ...
,
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire ( sco, Aest Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir an Ear) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headq ...
, Scotland.
Notable former pupils include
Iona McDonald,
Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran since 2017;
Bill Grant, MP for
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock;
and
Eric Caldow
Eric Caldow (14 May 1934 – 4 March 2019) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Rangers, Stirling Albion and Scotland. Caldow played as a full back and captained both Rangers and Scotland.
Early life and career
Caldow attend ...
, a former Scottish international footballer.
Cumnock Academy closed in October 2020 following a merger with nearby Auckinleck Academy to form the new
Robert Burns Academy in Cumnock.
References
Cumnock
Secondary schools in East Ayrshire
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