Blantyre Schools

The History of all of Blantyre’s Primary and Secondary Schools, exclusive to Blantyre Project

An exclusive, detailed history of all Blantyre’s 23 Schools, past and present including an insight into early and current Blantyre Education. History of each school, all about the Teachers, former pupils and interesting stories and videos. Also the largest ever FREE ‘School Photo Archive’ in existence featuring 245 School Photos.
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Early Education | Parochial Board | Blantyre School Board | Discipline | Photos by Year | Nursery Schools

Adventure School (Corner of Kirkton Cemetery), f ,  School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1731, Demolition 1790’s, Existed for 60+ Years

Auchentibber Primary School, (Auchentibber Road), f,  School Photos x16 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories | Register | Video Construction: 1880, Ended 1962, Existed for 82 Years

Auchinraith Girl’s School, (Auchinraith), f School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: ????, Demolition ????, Existed for ??? Years

Auchinraith Primary School, (Auchinraith Road), x1  School Photos x23 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Old School Construction: 1900, Demolition 1980, Existed for 80 Years, f New School Construction: 2010, Demolition n/a, Existed for 8+ Years, c

Auchinraith Special School, (Auchinraith Road), f School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: ????, Demolition ????, Existed for ??? Years

Barnhill School, (Bardykes Road), f ,  School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: Early 1800’s, Ended 1855, Existed for 30-40 Years

Blantyre High School, (Boswell Drive), f School Photos x16 | Teachers x10 | Former Pupils | Stories | Video x7 Construction: 1974, Demolition 2008, Existed for 34 Years

Blantyre Works Chapel School, (Blantyre Works), f , School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1828, Demolition 1930, Existed for 102 Years

Calder Remand School, (Bardykes Road), f School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1968, Demolition 2012, Existed for 44 Years

Calderside Academy, (Calder Street), c School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Construction: 2009, Demolition n/a, Existed for 9+ Years

Calder Street Secondary School, (Calder Street), f , School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1912, Demolition 2011, Existed for 99 Years

David Livingstone Memorial Primary School, (Morven Avenue) School Photos x0 | Teachers x1 | Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Old School Construction: ????, Demolition ????, Existed for ??? Years,  f New School Construction: ????, Demolition n/a, Existed for ??? Years,  c

High Blantyre Primary School – Annexe (Hunthill Road), f ,  School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1875, Demolition ????, Existed for ??? Years

High Blantyre Primary School (Broompark Road) School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Old School Construction: 1974, Demolition ????, Existed for ??? Years, f New School Construction: ????, Demolition n/a, Existed for ??? Years, c

Infant School, (Victoria Street), f,  School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1893, Demolition 1977, Existed for 84 Years

Kear Campus SEBN Secondary school, (Bardykes Road), c,  School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Construction: 2014, Demolition n/a, Existed for 4+ Years

Kirkton Hall School, (School Lane), f  School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories Construction: Early 1800’s, Demolition 1870’s, Existed for 70+ Years

School Lane Parish or Parochial School, (School Lane), f School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories Construction: c1844, Demolition 1875, Existed for +31 Years

Shuttle Row School Room (The Village), f  School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories | Video Construction: c1785, Ended 1828, Existed for 43 Years

St Blane’s Primary School, (Fernslea Avenue) School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Old School Construction: 1957, Demolition 2007, Existed for 50 Years, f New School Construction 2007, Demolition n/a, Existed for 11+ Years, c

St Joseph’s Primary School, (Station Road) School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Old School Construction: 1955, Demolition 2016, Existed for 61 Years, f New School Construction: 2010, Demolition n/a, Existed for 8+ Years, c

St. Joseph’s School Chapel, (Glasgow Road), f School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1878, Demolition 1958, Existed for 70 Years

Stonefield Parish Primary School (Ness’s), (Glasgow Road), f School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1875, Demolition 1977, Existed for 102 Years

Throughout the 20^th Century and into the 21^st Century many Blantyre pupils also attended schools slightly outwith the Parish. Namely:

1. Dalton Special School,
2. St Johns,
3. Hamilton Grammar,
4. St Cuthberts,
5. Holycross High School and
6. John Ogilvie

Additionally, when new Schools were being constructed elsewhere in Lanarkshire, sometimes pupils briefly attended Blantyre Schools during the build. An example of this is:
1. Muiredge Primary School who were temporarily accommodated at St Josephs Primary School, Blantyre.

The School that nearly came to be. Blantyre RC Secondary School and Part 2

and finally, let’s not forget the arrival of University of the West of Scotland.
UWS – A sneak preview x22

Results: 23 School Archives
Key: Photos attached to Article Video Article in Blantyre Project Books

Extracts from the book draft “Blantyre Schools – sit up straight” by Paul Veverka explores the requirement and construction of Blantyre’s schools, including in some cases, their demise and explores the Parochial and Parish Education’s involvement.

Copyright notice: All articles may be printed off for offline use copyright free. Where any of these images or words are intended to be published online or in books, please strictly contact me first for permission. Due to continued copyright theft, Mr Bill Sim of Blantyre’s Ain is strictly prohibited from using any research on this site. These are Blantyre Project words and will not appear on other sites or books. Thanks.