▁succeeded ▁by ▁the ▁school ' s ▁last ▁head , ▁David ▁K . ▁Con n . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁there ▁were ▁nin ete en ▁full - time ▁staff ▁and ▁four ▁it iner ant ▁teachers ▁in ▁the ▁secondary ▁department , ▁and ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁junior ▁school . ▁The ▁senior ▁school ▁had ▁three ▁houses , ▁to ▁which ▁pup ils ▁belonged , ▁C uff , ▁Sp ier ' s , ▁and ▁Marshall and . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁closed ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁term , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁im min ent ▁opening ▁of ▁Gar no ck ▁Academy ▁at ▁Kil bir nie , ▁which ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁secondary ▁pup ils ▁from ▁Sp ier ' s , ▁Kil bir nie ▁Central , ▁and ▁Dal ry ▁High ▁School . ▁The ▁Sp ier ' s ▁School ▁buildings ▁became ▁der el ict ▁and ▁were ▁eventually ▁demol ished ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁orn amental ▁stone work ▁was ▁recovered ▁after ▁demol ition ▁and ▁lay ▁near ▁the ▁staff ▁car ▁park ▁at ▁Gar no ck ▁Academy , ▁Kil bir nie ; ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁stones ▁were ▁built ▁into ▁a ▁comm emor ative ▁seat . ▁The ▁Sp ier ' s ▁school ▁re ctor ' s ▁table ▁and ▁ch airs , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁st ained ▁glass ▁window ▁and ▁the ▁John ▁Sp ier ▁statue , ▁were ▁also ▁at ▁Gar no ck ▁Academy . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Gar no ck