Alva Academy will be officially opened on Thursday 11th June by Scotland rugby legend John Beattie.

The Academy's 1,114 pupils and 120 staff are now settled into their new building, having moved in April, and are already reaping the benefits of their state of the art surroundings.

Members of the community have also been taking advantage of the new facilities, booking meeting spaces and using the gym and other sports equipment after school hours and at weekends.

The new school is part of a £60m plus PPP project delivering three new secondary schools in Clackmannanshire in 2009.

Provost Stewart said: "The new Alva Academy boasts some exceptional new facilities. The Council is committed to providing the best possible education for young people in Clackmannanshire and this new school will help us achieve that."

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Headteacher John Meney said the move has provided pupils and staff with amazing new facilities.

"The staff, parents and pupils are absolutely thrilled with the new building," he said. "We now have an inspiring learning environment where we can promote excellence and enjoyment."

The new school boasts specialist science, art, music, ICT and drama classrooms. The indoor sports facilities include a games hall, gymnasium, dance studio, fitness suite and a state of the art PE classroom for high level coaching sessions while the outdoors sports facilities include an artificial football/hockey pitch. The existing grass pitch will be retained while new and improved athletic facilities including an 100m sprint track, throwing areas, a long jump pit as well as a 200m circular track will be created.

There is also an assembly hall with bleacher seating for 400 people. The hall has a theatre-standard stage area with appropriate lighting and sound systems to stage school and community performances.

(GK/JM)