Woodfarm
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Woodfarm is a residential district within East Renfrewshire
, Scotland
, located roughly 6 miles to the south of Glasgow
. The area is sandwiched between the suburbs of Thornliebank
and Giffnock
, and lies next to Rouken Glen
Park, which is regarded as one of the best parks in the Greater Glasgow area. The housing is a mix of (mostly formerly) council-owned property, ex Army-owned houses, older bungalows and villas, and newer flats and family homes built within the last twenty years.
Woodfarm is served by the nearby Robslee, Thornliebank, and Our Lady of the Missions primary schools, as well as Woodfarm High School
and St Ninian's High School. Like most schools in East Renfrewshire, they consistently perform well academically, and competition for placements from pupils outwith the catchment area is normally high.
Woodfarm Playing Fields sports complex was completed in 2004. The development features a full-sized football pitch, three five-a-side football pitches (that can also be used as tennis courts), and a clubhouse with changing rooms. Woodfarm High School, opposite the complex, has use of the pitches on weekdays for physical education
classes, while the public has access to the leisure facilities on evenings and weekends.
The district is served by regular bus services to Glasgow city centre (services 38 and 38a), as well as other areas of the south side and East Renfrewshire.
East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Until 1975 it formed part of the county of Renfrewshire for local government purposes along with the modern council areas of Renfrewshire and Inverclyde...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, located roughly 6 miles to the south of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. The area is sandwiched between the suburbs of Thornliebank
Thornliebank
Thornliebank is a small suburban village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, south of Glasgow. It is served by Thornliebank railway station and lies to the east of the M77 motorway.-History:...
and Giffnock
Giffnock
Giffnock is a wealthy, dormitory suburb of Glasgow in the East Renfrewshire Council area, within the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
, and lies next to Rouken Glen
Rouken Glen
Rouken Glen is a park in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, to the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland.- History :The lands of Rouken Glen Park originally belonged to the Scottish Crown, and then to the Earl of Eglinton, presented to Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton on the marriage of his son in the...
Park, which is regarded as one of the best parks in the Greater Glasgow area. The housing is a mix of (mostly formerly) council-owned property, ex Army-owned houses, older bungalows and villas, and newer flats and family homes built within the last twenty years.
Woodfarm is served by the nearby Robslee, Thornliebank, and Our Lady of the Missions primary schools, as well as Woodfarm High School
Woodfarm High School
Woodfarm High School is a Scottish secondary school in Woodfarm, East Renfrewshire. It has a roll of approximately 800 pupils, and the Headteacher is Mrs Ann Stewart. The school achieves good exam results, along with East Renfrewshire's other high schools...
and St Ninian's High School. Like most schools in East Renfrewshire, they consistently perform well academically, and competition for placements from pupils outwith the catchment area is normally high.
Woodfarm Playing Fields sports complex was completed in 2004. The development features a full-sized football pitch, three five-a-side football pitches (that can also be used as tennis courts), and a clubhouse with changing rooms. Woodfarm High School, opposite the complex, has use of the pitches on weekdays for physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
classes, while the public has access to the leisure facilities on evenings and weekends.
The district is served by regular bus services to Glasgow city centre (services 38 and 38a), as well as other areas of the south side and East Renfrewshire.