Cademuir International School
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Cademuir International School was a specialist school located in Dumfries and Galloway
, Scotland
.
The school, founded by Robert Mulvey in 1990, was created to serve high ability learners and underachievers with high potential.
Latterly based at Crawfordton House
, Moniaive
, a listed building, it previously operated from near Peebles
.
In 2002, the school was ranked second of 418 schools in Scotland for Higher Grade
results. However, in 1999, only 31% of fourth-year pupils gained five or more Standard Grades, as compared with 98% of those at George Watson's College, Edinburgh (Cited in the above "Mail on Sunday" article).
Following controversial stories in the tabloid press, in 2004, an HMI
report criticised the school, "particularly in the care and welfare areas of child protection, vetting of staff and restraint". A followup inspection criticised a "lack of stable and effective strategic leadership" on 13 September 2005.
In September 2006 the school went out of business due to financial difficulties. Its roll had dropped from 100 pupils to only 34 at the time of its closure.
On 20 September 2006, just after Cademuir International School had been closed and vacated, a meeting of creditor
s took place. Among them Michael James Meston Reid, an appointed liquidator
, managed the insolvency
in relation to this school.
The school buildings were then placed on the market with an asking price of £1.3 million.
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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The school, founded by Robert Mulvey in 1990, was created to serve high ability learners and underachievers with high potential.
Latterly based at Crawfordton House
Crawfordton House
Crawfordton House is a category B listed 19th-century country house, situated close to Moniaive in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It was operated as Crawfordton School in the second half of the 20th century.-History:...
, Moniaive
Moniaive
Moniaive is a village in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, near Thornhill, on the A702 road and B729 road. Population 520 . The name is from Gaelic monadh-abh and means "Hill of Streams". It is situated at the northern end of the very scenic and tranquil Cairn Valley...
, a listed building, it previously operated from near Peebles
Peebles
Peebles is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. According to the 2001 Census, the population was 8,159.-History:...
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In 2002, the school was ranked second of 418 schools in Scotland for Higher Grade
Higher (Scottish)
In Scotland the Higher is one of the national school-leaving certificate exams and university entrance qualifications of the Scottish Qualifications Certificate offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. It superseded the old Higher Grade on the Scottish Certificate of Education...
results. However, in 1999, only 31% of fourth-year pupils gained five or more Standard Grades, as compared with 98% of those at George Watson's College, Edinburgh (Cited in the above "Mail on Sunday" article).
Following controversial stories in the tabloid press, in 2004, an HMI
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for the inspection of public and independent, primary and secondary schools, as well as further education colleges, community learning, Local Authority Education Departments and teacher...
report criticised the school, "particularly in the care and welfare areas of child protection, vetting of staff and restraint". A followup inspection criticised a "lack of stable and effective strategic leadership" on 13 September 2005.
In September 2006 the school went out of business due to financial difficulties. Its roll had dropped from 100 pupils to only 34 at the time of its closure.
On 20 September 2006, just after Cademuir International School had been closed and vacated, a meeting of creditor
Creditor
A creditor is a party that has a claim to the services of a second party. It is a person or institution to whom money is owed. The first party, in general, has provided some property or service to the second party under the assumption that the second party will return an equivalent property or...
s took place. Among them Michael James Meston Reid, an appointed liquidator
Liquidator
Liquidator may refer to:* Person assigned to oversee sale of assets:** Liquidator , for a company** Estate liquidator, for an estate or contents of a home* Liquidator , disaster-remediation worker...
, managed the insolvency
Insolvency
Insolvency means the inability to pay one's debts as they fall due. Usually used to refer to a business, insolvency refers to the inability of a company to pay off its debts.Business insolvency is defined in two different ways:...
in relation to this school.
The school buildings were then placed on the market with an asking price of £1.3 million.