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Baldragon Academy

1960 establishments in ScotlandEducational institutions established in 1960School buildings completed in 2018Secondary schools in DundeeUse British English from April 2017

Baldragon Academy is a six-year comprehensive in the Kirkton area of the city of Dundee, Scotland. It was originally named Kirkton High School until merging with Rockwell High School in August 1997. The school is set in over 20 acres (8.1 ha) of its own grounds. The school has around 1000 pupils and serves the Kirkton, Trottick, St Mary's and Ardler areas of Dundee. This area consists of a mixture of authority and privately owned housing. The feeder primary schools are Sidlaw View, Downfield, Craigowl, Ardler and Strathmartine Primary Schools.

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Baldragon Academy
Harestane Grove, Dundee Kirkton

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Baldragon Academy

Harestane Grove
DD3 0LF Dundee, Kirkton
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