[4] Built in the Victorian period, the school was originally split into both a secondary school and a primary, although after Market Place the need for a primary decreased and the building was merged in 1909, keeping primary pupils until the statutory leaving age of 14, the other taking the pupils who had passed their qualifying exam on to higher education.

Since then, new parts of the school have been added, the most recent in the mid-1980s prior to the demolition.

The school was to be replaced with a £55 million new community campus set to include new car and bus parking, a 3G pitch, expanded facilities, and accommodation for up to 1,600 pupils in 2020.

[7] In 2022, the original Academy was demolished following delays due to the discovery of Asbestos within the school building.

[8] Inverurie Academy was praised for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, with an inspector stating the academy was “very well placed to continue its improvement journey”[9] During the pandemic, National 5 exams were cancelled across Scotland, including Inverurie, being replaced with online coursework's and assessments.