Saint Joseph's Academy, Kilmarnock
Saint Josephs' Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary school in New Farm Loch, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Whilst the school is located in Kilmarnock, it serves the entire Catholic secondary school aged population in East Ayrshire, with the school being the only Roman Catholic secondary school within the local authority area. This means for families in all areas of East Ayrshire, St. Joseph's Academy is a catchment Secondary school. A long-standing inter-authority arrangement sees a small number of primary seven pupils attending St. Xavier’s Primary School in Patna, transition to Queen Margaret Academy located in Ayr, South Ayrshire instead of Saint Josephs' Academy at the start of S1.
St. Josephs' Academy building
New Farm Loch is a suburb to the North-East of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland and was created in the late 1960s by a number of builders to accommodate the growing population of Kilmarnock.
Image: Macphail Drive, Kilmarnock geograph.org.uk 5077238
Image: West Lodge, Kilmarnock geograph.org.uk 5077531
Image: St Joseph's Academy, Kilmarnock geograph.org.uk 3901016
Image: William Mc Illvanney campus, November 2018