[1] It serves secondary age pupils in the Cove Bay, Kincorth, Torry, and Nigg areas of Aberdeen.

The £47 million Lochside Academy was built on the site of Calder Park at Redmoss as a replacement for secondary schools in Torry and Kincorth, which both closed in July 2018.

[3] Lochside's catchment area covers all pupils that would have previously attended those schools.

The school building contains a swimming pool, dance studio, sports pitches, games halls and a library.

Potential names for the academy were Wellington, Altens, Redmoss, Calder, and Lochside.