Just a wee note to prevent confusion, Scottish academies are NOT the same as English ones. They are just ordinary, common or garden, tree-climbing, state funded, high schools.
The head of one of the largest academies has been feathering his own nest out of school funds. Apparently, there is inadequate supervision of their finances. They are able to serve cheap, less healthy meals and do not need to teach the national curriculum. Some intend to teach creationism.