Greenwood Academy is a secondary school situated in Dreghorn, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
The old school opened in August 1972 and served the areas of Dreghorn, Springside and the outer areas of Irvine, Bourtreehill and Broomlands. The new school opened in October 2008 and now serves the areas of Dreghorn, Springside and the outer areas of Irvine, Bourtreehill, Broomlands, Lawthorn and Girdle Toll.
There are over 100 staff at Greenwood Academy.
Greenwood Academy is a school which has a roll of over 1600 pupils. The motto of the school is "Aye to Learn".
The school has recently adopted a new 33 period timetable, this consists of certain days (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) having 7 periods in a day and finishing at 3:40 and (Wednesday and Friday) having 6 periods and finishing at 2:50. Teachers' and aide helpers will be added soon. Jobs for classroom assistants are going down and some hours might be cut