Charleston Academy
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Charleston Academy was established in 1978 and is located in the Kinmylies
area of Inverness
, Scotland
. The school has an average pupil population of 850. The catchment area includes Kinmylies
, Muirtown
, Leachkin
and Clachnaharry
in the west of Inverness, as well as the villages of Beauly
, Kirkhill
, Kiltarlity
, Struy
, Abriachan
and Dochgarroch
.
Kinmylies
Kinmylies is an area in the west end of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The area sits between the side of the hill Creag Phadraig ; and the Caledonian Canal. The local football team was Caledonian F.C...
area of Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
, 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...
. The school has an average pupil population of 850. The catchment area includes Kinmylies
Kinmylies
Kinmylies is an area in the west end of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The area sits between the side of the hill Creag Phadraig ; and the Caledonian Canal. The local football team was Caledonian F.C...
, Muirtown
Muirtown
Muirtown is an area in the west end of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. It contains the Muirtown basin, and Muirtown Primary School....
, Leachkin
Leachkin
Leachkin is a suburb on the western outskirts of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 3 km west of the city centre, on the hill sloping towards Craig Dunain and Craig Phadrig....
and Clachnaharry
Clachnaharry
Clachnaharry is a former fishing village, now part of the city of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland...
in the west of Inverness, as well as the villages of Beauly
Beauly
Beauly is a town of the Scottish county of Inverness-shire, on the River Beauly, 10 miles west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. Its population was 855 in 1901...
, Kirkhill
Kirkhill, Highland
Kirkhill is a village, located 2 miles east of Beauly, close to the south opening of the Beauly Firth, and 10 miles west of Inverness, in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland....
, Kiltarlity
Kiltarlity
Kiltarlity is a small village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is west of Inverness, and south of Beauly, on the Bruiach Burn. It has a population of under 1000 people, and a primary school, Tomnacross Primary...
, Struy
Struy
Struy is a small village at the northern end of Strathglass, about 15 km south-west of Beauly in the Highland council area of Scotland.The confluence of the River Farrar and the River Glass is a short distance to the east of Struy, here the rivers join to become the River Beauly. The River Farrar...
, Abriachan
Abriachan
Abriachan , pronounced with the stress on the i , is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated high above the western shore of Loch Ness, 15 km to the south-west of the city of Inverness. The village has a population of approximately 120...
and Dochgarroch
Dochgarroch
Dochgarroch is a settlement that lies at the start of the Caledonian Canal, at the head of Loch Ness in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland....
.
History
Charleston Academy opened with a staff of 15 and 150 students in August 1978, with Ronald Lyall as the first rector.Rectors
- Ronald Lyall 1978-1991
- Tony McCulloch 1991-2003
- Calum McSween 2003-2010
- Chris O'Neill 2010-present