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The town's Parish Church was used as the first school house. Until 1893, Lanark
Grammar was a fee-paying school and until 1884 it was for boys only. From its beginnings in the Parish Church, the school would usually have only two teachers at a time until 1884. The only recorded exception to this was
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Hyndford Road building was opened in August 1884. This building was large enough to accommodate both girls and boys, and Lanark Grammar School became a co-educational facility. On 18 February 1888, the school "went up in flames" and was closed. Students were displaced to temporary accommodation
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Grammar Project was completed between August and December 2009, and pupils and staff moved to the new building in January 2010 in order to minimise disruption as resources could be moved and unpacked during the holiday period. Staff returned to the building on Tuesday 5 January 2010.
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have already been rebuilt as part of this programme. Prior to the project, many school buildings were becoming unsafe and others had been built when class sizes were much larger. Once complete, all schools in the area will have a similar design and will have facilities of the same standard.
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Grammar now also contains an ASN wing in which pupils who have special teaching requirements can be educated. This has allowed for the integration of Lanark Grammar School with the pupils and staff of Craighead and Victoria Park, two special needs secondary schools.
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while the school was rebuilt. Work was complete by the end of the summer holidays. During reconstruction, the school was expanded with room for ninety pupils of primary school age. The building was in use up until
December 2003.
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Bloomgate building was the first building specifically erected for use as Lanark Grammar School. It was built in the 15th century and stood on the site of what is now the Clydesdale Hotel.
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The Albany Drive building was opened on
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The senior managers, staff and pupils were involved in the school's self-evaluation process.
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Children with special education needs were integrated with the other pupils.
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in the 1770s when Robert Thomson is reported to have a second assistant.
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Robertson, A.D.; Harvey, Thomas (1983). "A Rich and Varied History".
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Robertson, A.D.; Harvey, Thomas (1983). "A Rich and Varied History".
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and received mostly positive criticism. Its key strengths included:
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A report by HM Inspectorate of Education: Lanark Grammar School
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Hyndford, Braxfield, Jerviswood, Wallace, Lockhart and Clyde.
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Lanark Grammar School's page on Scottish Schools Online
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Secondary school in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Albany Drive Building (September 1914 - December 2009)
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Lanark Grammar School: The First Eight Hundred Years
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636:Robertson, A. D. (1974). "The Grammar School".
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