Lodge update brings school hubs together
The two main parts of Wellington School have become one.
The transformation of an old lodge house on the site in Ayr’s Seafield has joined the existing mansion buildings of Carleton Turrets and Craigweil House.
Headmaster Simon Johnston opened the new building, called Craigweil Lodge, last week.
He believes it is a significant step and provides extra classroom space and better single campus.
He said: “It provides us with additional accommodation of the highest quality, but it also forges a link between the existing buildings of Carleton Turrets and Craigweil House.
“Wellington now has a single, coherent campus and the development potential of this wonderful seafront site has been well and truly unlocked.”
The school is working in partnership with architects Austin- Smith: Lord on a long- term masterplan for the campus and this is very close to publication.
The new Lodge contains an additional P7 classroom and this year the school has three P7 classes for the first time.
It also contains an additional social studies classroom, a staff work room and an attractive new Support for Learning Hub.
Equally significantly pupils will be able to move freely between buildings without having to go out onto the public pavement along Craigweil Road.
Jennifer Simpson, Board of Governors chairman, has been instrumental in developing the plans for expansion.
She said: “We cannot afford to stand still and the board are continually looking at ways to move the school forward.
The opening of the Lodge is one step in many that the board are currently working towards and we are looking forward to unveiling the other plans that we have been working on very soon.”