The Greenock Academy was a mixed non-denominational school in the west end of Greenock, Scotland, founded in 1855, originally independent, later a grammar school with a primary department, and finally a Comprehensive school only for ages eleven to eighteen. On 24 June 2011, Greenock Academy closed after a history spanning 156 years. Between 2012 and 2015, the school became the filming location of BBC One's school drama Waterloo Road.
The Greenock Academy Building as 'Waterloo Road' in 2012
View from Newark Street, looking up Madeira Street to the entrance.
Waterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, concluding its original run on 9 March 2015, exactly nine years after the broadcast of the first episode.
Title card (2023–present)
The original setting for the series was the former Hill Top Community Primary School in Kirkholt, Rochdale
From Series 8 to Series 10 the setting was the former Greenock Academy, on Madeira Street, Greenock.
From Series 11 to Series 13 the setting is the former St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, in Swinton, Salford.
