Cumbernauld High School

Cumbernauld Academy (formerly Cumbernauld High School) was the first comprehensive secondary school in the then 'New Town' of Cumbernauld. It was designed by Scottish architects Gratton & McLean and it opened in 1964 and is a non-denominational, co-educational, secondary school. In 2013, North Lanarkshire Council announced the amalgamation of Cumbernauld High with Abronhill High to become Cumbernauld Academy in a new building to be built on existing CHS grounds. Overview Cumbernauld Academy is a non-denominational, secondary school in Cumbernauld. It replaced Cumbernauld High School (CHS), as an entity, in 2013. A new school was subsequently built on the substantial grounds of CHS and has a capacity of around 1100 pupils. There are three houses in the school; all are named after geographical regions in Scotland: Arran, Islay and Skye Built at a cost of £37 million it includes the new Cumbernauld Theatre; it was officially opened on Friday 16 August 2019. The campus replaced the old Cumbernauld High School which is now demolished.