Bertha Park
Bertha Park is an area within the city of Perth, Scotland. It occupies a area of former farmland bounded by the River Almond to the south, and Bertha Loch to the north.
Development
The development of the Bertha Park site is supported by Perth & Kinross Council's Local Development Plan. The development will be built out in three phases over 30 years to include more than 3,000 new homes and employment land encompassing various uses.Phase 1 of this development has already created houses, shops and Bertha Park High School, which opened in 2019. Homes on the site are being built by the Springfield Group. The streets are named after notable figures born in Perth, including Adamson Avenue, Croll Gardens and Geddes Avenue.
Name
The area takes its name from the nearby farm “Berthapark” to the east. The name Bertha refers to the site of a Roman fort nearby which uses an ancient form of the Perth city name.Schools
Bertha Park High School has a focus on digital learning and is the only school in the UK to be part of Microsoft's Flagship Schools program. Along with families in the new development, students from the following Primary Schools are entitled to attend Bertha Park High School:Auchtergaven Primary, Methven Primary, Pitcairn Primary, Forgandenny Primary, Logiealmond Primary, Dunbarney Primary, Ruthvenfield Primary and Oudenarde/Bridge of Earn.
Plans are in place for a Bertha Park Primary school, to be located beside the High School. Building work on the new primary school and nursery at Bertha Park is expected to start in November 2024 and be completed in June 2026.