Pupils and teachers joined councillors to celebrate Balloch Campus' first birthday this week.

The £16 million building, on the site of the former St Kessog's Primary, opened its doors to 500 pupils in February 2018.

It accommodates both St Kessog’s Primary as well as the new Balloch Primary which was created following a merger of Haldane and Jamestown Primaries.

The campus is also home to Balloch Early Learning and Childcare Centre and an Additional Support Needs Base.

To mark the big occasion on February 19, children dressed down for the day and were treated to a birthday 'icy' during a special visit from an ice cream van.

Pupils also enjoyed party music in the gym hall and received a small birthday cake each with the number one on it during lunch break.

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Convener of educational services, councillor Karen Conaghan, who attended the celebration said: “It has been a very quick year and it’s great to see how well both the pupils and staff have settled in the campus.

"I was pleased to see happy, confident children who are clearly enjoying their learning in this outstanding campus which has improved the educational opportunities for more than 500 children.”

Laura Mason, chief education officer added: “It’s been a busy year for both teachers and pupils at Balloch Campus and I am pleased that all children have settled well in their new educational establishment.

"This Campus fully supports the Curriculum for Excellence and ensures every child attains and achieves through the excellent facilities at Balloch.”

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Balloch Primary's first inspection report by Education Scotland was published at the end of last month.

It said the headteacher and staff have made a successful start to setting up the school and, in a relatively short period of time, have managed to bring together the approaches of Haldane and Jamestown Primaries to assist in realising their new motto "Be Brilliant at Balloch."

The report also found that pupils are friendly, confident and enthusiastic about their learning and that there are emerging improvements in children’s attainment, particularly in numeracy at the early level.

Overall, learning, teaching and assessment was described as “good” and “raising attainment and achievement” were graded as satisfactory.