Bellshill Academy is a six year non-denominational school catering for both boys and girls aged 11 to 18 years. The school's accommodation comprises of 26 general classrooms, eight science laboratories, three home economics rooms, three art rooms, three music rooms, two gymnasiums, one assembly hall, one games hall, four ICT suites and one multi-gym. There is also a high-tech learning centre which has four suites and a sound recording studio. The school also has seven technical rooms, three business studies room and a library and resource area. The Learning Centre at Bellshill Academy is a community learning centre utilising the latest technology to support learning for people of all ages. This innovative, interactive learning centre has become a centre of excellence in digital media and arts, not only in North Lanarkshire but across Scotland. The centre provides an exciting opportunity for young people to develop ICT and media skills and plays a major role in North Lanarkshire Council's "Raising achievement for all" policy. This year the Lenshead film school, based at the Academy, won a highly prestigious national award for Best Screenplay/ At Bellshill Academy we take pride in the achievements of our young people and we are delighted that other pupils from across the Authority are currently working with our pupils in the Learning Centre on the innovative 'Script Workshop' 2010. Sporting activities play a key part in the life of our school and the playing fields adjacent to the school provide facilities for rugby, football, tennis, cricket, hockey and athletics. The assembly hall has a fully equipped stage with multimedia resources. It is also suitably equipped for dance, badminton and fitness classes.