Torry Academy was a secondary school in

Torry Torry is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, lying on the south bank of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, River Dee. It was historically part of the county of Kincardineshire and was absorbed into the city of Aberdeen in 1891. Origin People have been ...

Aberdeen Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeensh ...

, run by

Aberdeen City Council Aberdeen City Council is the Local government in Scotland, local authority for Aberdeen City, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. Aberdeen was formerly governed by a municipal corporation, corporat ...

. The original school was built in 1927 and added to in 1947, creating the granite part of the school building. The school was extended in the late 1970s on the site of The Moundie to create an additional 3-storey block. Torry Academy was closed on July 6, 2018, prior to the opening of the new £47 million

Lochside Academy Lochside Academy is a co-educational secondary school in Altens, Aberdeen, run by Aberdeen City Council. Its feeder primary schools are Abbotswell School, Charleston School, Kirkhill School, Loirston School, Tullos School, and Greyhope School ( ...

in Altens. It closed around the same time as

Kincorth Academy Kincorth Academy was an Aberdeen City Council secondary school in Kincorth, Aberdeen, Scotland. Local primary feeder schools were: Abbotswell Primary, Charleston Primary, Kirkhill Primary and Loirston Primary. The school worked in close partne ...

. Both schools were replaced by Lochside Academy. After almost 3 years, demolition work began in April 2021, before being finished in September.

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