Carluke High School

What Carluke High School does

Carluke High School is a public, co-educational, non-denominational, comprehensive community secondary school operated by South Lanarkshire Council. It serves approximately 1,150 pupils aged 12-18 (S1-S6) drawn from the town of Carluke and six neighbouring villages (Braidwood, Forth, Law, Kilncadzow, Yieldshields, and surrounding areas) in rural South Lanarkshire, approximately 25 miles south-east of Glasgow. The school operates from a purpose-built facility opened in November 2007 on Carnwath Road, featuring a central 'street area' hub from which teaching wings extend, with landscaped courtyards between teaching blocks.

The school delivers a broad, balanced curriculum through nine faculties (English, Mathematics, Science, Business Education and Computing Science, Modern Languages, Social Subjects, Expressive Arts, Physical Education, and Home Economics and Technical) plus a Library Resource Centre holding approximately 10,000 books and up-to-date ICT provision (Google Classroom, 8 network-linked library PCs, cashless meals system). Qualifications offered span National 3-5, Higher, and Advanced Higher across academic and vocational subjects. Specialized programmes include a School of Rugby (with Biggar RFC and Scottish Rugby), Erasmus+ international partnership (with Institut Fransesc Ferrer I Guardia, Spain), and an extensive after-school clubs programme (20+ clubs). Student support infrastructure includes a house-based pastoral system across six houses (Belstane, Douglas, Halbar, Kirkton, Lee, Milton), The Learning Hub for additional support needs, and full-time on-site counselling via Wellbeing Scotland.

The school is funded primarily through South Lanarkshire Council from Scottish Government education allocations, with supplementary revenue from Pupil Equity Funding (for disadvantaged pupils), paid school meals (£1.75 meal deal), and easyfundraising affiliate donations. The school also operates equity programmes including Magic Breakfast (free breakfast from 8am), uniform provision via Uniformerly, and food bank referrals. Teaching staff number just over 100, and the senior leadership team comprises Head Teacher Mr S Duffy (appointed 2019) and five Depute Head Teachers. The school holds accreditations including Reading Schools Award, Eco Schools Green Flag, Fairtrade School Status, and Investors in People.

Name

Carluke High School

Legal name

Carluke High School

Website

https://carluke-highschool.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Carluke High School is a public comprehensive secondary school in rural South Lanarkshire, Scotland, serving approximately 1,150 pupils aged 12-18 from Carluke and six surrounding villages, with 100+ teachers across 9 faculties, funded by South Lanarkshire Council.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Comprehensive secondary schooling
• Secondary school curriculum
• Public school education
• School support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Carnwath

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Education: As a South Lanarkshire Council community secondary school, Carluke High School is primarily funded through government education funding. Education is free for all pupils. The school generates some revenue through paid school meals (£1.75 meal deal) and receives funding through Pupil Equity Funding for supporting disadvantaged pupils.
2. Easyfundraising Donations: The school participates in easyfundraising, receiving free donations when supporters shop online. This is a supplementary revenue stream through affiliate referrals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carluke High School is a state-funded community secondary school delivering free comprehensive secondary education to approximately 1,150 pupils aged 12-18 across nine academic faculties and a Library Resource Centre, with qualifications ranging from National 3 to Advanced Higher. It supplements academic learning with house-based pastoral Pupil Support, additional support needs provision via The Learning Hub, equity and inclusion programmes (Magic Breakfast, period products, Uniformerly), extracurricular clubs, School of Rugby, and Erasmus+ international exchanges. Revenue is supplemented by paid school meal deals at £1.75 and Easyfundraising donation referrals.

Product overview

Carluke High School is a six-year comprehensive secondary school serving approximately 1,150 pupils in rural South Lanarkshire. The school offers a broad, balanced curriculum delivered through 9 faculties. Its product portfolio consists of core academic departments (English, Mathematics, Science, Business & Computing, Modern Languages, Social Subjects, Expressive Arts, Physical Education) providing qualifications from National 3 to Advanced Higher level. Specialized programs include a School of Rugby and Erasmus+ international partnership. Student support services encompass Pupil Support (house-based pastoral care), The Learning Hub (additional support needs), Equity Program (Pupil Equity Funding addressing poverty-related attainment), Magic Breakfast partnership, Library Resource Centre (10,000+ volumes), School Meals service, and an extensive After-School Clubs program. The school moved into its current purpose-built facility in November 2007.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• English Department Provides English and Literacy education across the Broad General Education (S1-S3) and Senior Phase, covering Talking, Listening, Reading, and Writing skills, with National 3-5, Higher, NPA Journalism, and Communication/Literature courses for pupils aged 12-18.
• Mathematics Department Delivers Mathematics and Applications of Mathematics courses from S1 through Advanced Higher, offering qualifications at National 3 to Advanced Higher levels with progression pathways to Higher Mathematics.
• Science Department Provides Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Science Skills for Work courses, with National 3-5, Higher, and Advanced Higher qualifications offered in each science discipline.
• Business Education and Computing Science Offers Business Education and Computing Science courses including Business, Admin and IT, Computing Science (National 3 to Advanced Higher), NPA Games Development, and NPA Cyber Security.
• Modern Languages Department Provides French and Spanish language education from S1 through Advanced Higher, with courses covering Reading, Writing, Listening, and Talking skills and access to Linguascope and BBC Bitesize resources.
• Social Subjects Delivers History, Geography, Modern Studies, Politics, Psychology, RMPS, and Travel & Tourism courses at BGE and Senior Phase levels.
• Expressive Arts Comprises Art & Design, Drama, and Media departments, offering National 3 to Advanced Higher qualifications plus NPA Photography and NPA Acting and Performance courses.
• Physical Education Provides PE across BGE and Senior Phase with courses in National 3-5 PE, Higher PE, Sports Leaders, Dance (NPA and National 5), and Sports and Recreation Skills for Work.
• Home Economics and Technical Academic faculty delivering Home Economics and Technical subjects across BGE and Senior Phase, supporting practical life-skills and technical education pathways.
• School of Rugby A specialized rugby programme run in partnership with Biggar Rugby Football Club and Scottish Rugby, offering skills development for S1-S6 pupils through curricular PE and after-school rugby opportunities.
• Erasmus+ Programme International partnership programme 'Mind Yourself! A positive partnership' with Institut Fransesc Ferrer I Guardia in Spain, promoting Health and Wellbeing of young people in Scotland and Spain.
• Pupil Support Provides pastoral support including PSE programme delivery, personal development, welfare services, and the house-based support structure across six houses (Belstane, Douglas, Halbar, Kirkton, Lee, Milton).
• The Learning Hub Support for Learning department providing help for pupils with additional support needs including Autism and Dyslexia support, co-operative teaching, and specialist interventions.
• Equity Program Pupil Equity Funding programme addressing poverty-related attainment gaps through counselling services, IT provision, study skills support, breakfast club, and cost-of-school-day assistance.
• Magic Breakfast Partnership with Magic Breakfast charity providing free breakfast from 8am to 8:35am across multiple school locations including PE Open Area, Library, Nurture Base, and The Hub.
• Library Resource Centre School library with approximately 10,000 books, fiction organised by Junior Fiction, Young Adult, and Senior Fiction categories, plus non-fiction, audio books, reference materials, and topic boxes.
• School Meals Catering service providing meals meeting Scottish nutritional standards, including a range of meal deals from £1.75, snacks, and pre-order 'Beat the Queue' service, paid through a cashless system.
• After-School Clubs Programme of after-school clubs including Magazine Club, Reading Ambassadors, Manga Club, Games Club, ECO Group, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Rugby, Netball, Football, Badminton, Basketball, Vocal group, Chess Club, LGBTQ+ Club, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Computing Club, Film Club, and Dance Club.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Magic BreakfastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMagic Breakfast is a charity that supports schools in England and Scotland to feed children and help end child morning hunger. At Carluke High School, Magic Breakfast provides breakfast from 8am until 8.35am in multiple areas including PE Open Area, Library, Nurture Base, and Learning Hub, serving cereals, porridge, milk, bread, crumpets, bagels, beans, fresh fruit, water and juice.
• Institut Fransesc Ferrer I Guardia (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus+ partnership school in Spain. The 'Mind Yourself! A positive partnership' project aimed to promote and improve Health and Wellbeing of young people in Scotland and Spain. This resulted from a previous Erasmus+ partnership during which participants became aware of interests and issues common to both cultures.
• Biggar Rugby Football ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the School of Rugby programme which gives pupils opportunity to improve physical literacy and rugby skills during school term and enjoy the benefits that participation in rugby offers. The programme develops social and academic skills through rugby environment.
• Scottish RugbycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScottish Rugby partners with Carluke High School and Biggar RFC in the School of Rugby pilot programme, providing support and structure for developing rugby skills and character through the sport.
• Wellbeing ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellbeing Scotland provides therapeutic counselling service in the school full-time through Janine Moffat (Monday-Thursday) and Donna (Friday). Counsellors offer safe space for pupils to explore feelings and work through challenges using Person-Centred approach with play, art, drama, and mindfulness techniques.
• Wellbeing South LancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellbeingSouthLan is a website aimed at young people in South Lanarkshire aged 10-26 and those who support them, providing credible information online with local services. Young people have been involved in every stage of design, choosing name, logo, branding and topics.
• PathfindersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with the school to support targeted families and young people, working closely with the school's equity initiatives and breakfast club provision.
• UniformerlyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAward-winning online school uniform marketplace where parents can recycle and give outgrown school uniform and pick up uniform items for FREE. School uses this platform to put pre-loved uniform shop online and make it accessible to everyone.
• South Lanarkshire Council Education ResourcescoreOthersThe school is operated by South Lanarkshire Council's Education Resources department, which provides governance, funding, and administrative support including data protection, privacy notices, and compliance with GDPR.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Greenhouse School Websites: The vendor providing Carluke High School's website infrastructure; relevant as an ecosystem/thematically related party whose product reliability directly affects the school's digital communication capabilities.

Direct peers

• Hamilton Grammar School: Another South Lanarkshire Council secondary school operating the same comprehensive S1–S6 model with National and Higher qualifications; competes indirectly for pupils in the wider South Lanarkshire area.
• Calderglen High School: South Lanarkshire Council secondary offering a comparable comprehensive six-year S1–S6 curriculum; relevant peer for benchmarking curriculum breadth, equity programmes, and pastoral structures within the same authority.
• Biggar High School: Neighbouring South Lanarkshire secondary that co-partners with Carluke in the School of Rugby programme; serves a comparable rural village catchment and offers a similar S1–S6 comprehensive curriculum.
• Lanark Grammar School: The other main South Lanarkshire secondary school serving a similar rural catchment in the Lanark area; offers the same comprehensive S1–S6 model with National and Higher qualifications, making it the closest direct competitor for pupils within the local authority.
• Strathaven Academy: South Lanarkshire Council secondary serving a semi-rural catchment similar in character to Carluke's; provides a useful benchmark for pupil support models and equity provision in non-urban Scottish secondaries.
• Duncanrig Secondary School: Larger South Lanarkshire Council secondary school delivering the same Scottish curriculum framework (Broad General Education followed by Senior Phase qualifications); representative of how a bigger urban comprehensive operates the same model.

Regional players

• Stonelaw High School: A Scottish state comprehensive secondary of broadly similar size and curriculum scope serving a different local authority area; useful as a regional operating benchmark for Scottish non-denominational secondaries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carluke-high-school

Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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