BELMONT Academy in Ayr promotes positive attitudes among its pupils, as well as raising their aspirations. That was a finding of a report on the school by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education.

Ayr have achieved significant success in the last three seasons, winning the Premiership and a pair of Scottish Cups, as well as claiming several impressive scalps in the British & Irish Cup.

A number of Ayr boys football clubs, including Valspar, Southside and Boswell, who trained at Belmont Academy felt they had nowhere to go after a deal in June between South Ayrshire Council and ...