Cademuir International School

Cademuir International School was a specialist school at Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Cademuir International School
Location
Thornhill
,
Dumfriesshire

Scotland
Coordinates55.195°N 3.892°W / 55.195; -3.892
Information
TypeBoarding school
Established1990
LocaleEnglish; international student
Head masterRobert Mulvey
GradesP7-S6
Website"Archived website". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2009.

The school, founded by Robert Mulvey in 1990, was created to serve high ability learners and underachievers with high potential.[1]

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.[2]

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".[3] A follow-up inspection criticised a "lack of stable and effective strategic leadership" on 13 September 2005.[4]

In September 2006 the school went out of business due to financial difficulties. Its roll had dropped from 100 pupils to 34 at the time of its closure.[5]

The school buildings were then placed on the market with an asking price of £1.3 million.[6]

See also

References
  1. You and Yours interview
  2. BBC league table
  3. "HMI report". Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2006.
  4. "HMI follow-up report". Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2006.
  5. McLaughlin, Martyn (15 September 2006). "£23,400 per year school closes". The Herald. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2006.
  6. Dawson, Tim (14 January 2007). "Scotland: Join the afterschool club - Times Online". London: timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2009.



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