Ark Burlington Danes Academy

Ark Burlington Danes Academy is a Church of England non-selective, mixed all-through school located in White City, London on a 10-acre (40,000 m2) site.[2]

Ark Burlington Danes Academy
Address
Wood Lane

London
,
W12 0HR

England
Coordinates51.518681°N 0.229495°W / 51.518681; -0.229495
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1699[1]
Local authorityHammersmith and Fulham
TrustArk Academies
Department for Education URN131752 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairPaul Simon
PrincipalMr Bhatia
GenderMixed
Age3 to 18
Enrolment1,095 as of January 2015
HousesGalatians, Philippians, Corinthians, Romans, Colossians, Ephesians and Titus
Websitewww.burlingtondanes.org

The school is funded by the Department for Education and operated by Ark schools, a registered charity under English law,[3] and sponsored by parent charity Ark.[4]

History

The school re-opened as an academy in September 2006, but traces its origins to two separate schools, Burlington Church of England School for Girls founded in 1699 and St Clement Danes Boys Grammar School, founded in 1862, both originally situated in Westminster. Following a decision by the trustees of the St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity,[5] St Clement Danes School relocated to Hertfordshire, and a new school — Burlington Danes a Church of England School — was formed on its old site in 1976.[1]

In September 2015 the school opened a primary school and became an all-through school.[6] This triggered the 2018 Section 8 Ofsted monitoring report. In 2017, in the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, the school provided accommodation to students from the Kensington Aldridge Academy who had been traumatised and displaced. [7]

In 2013 Ofsted had rated this as an 'Outstanding' school. By 2018 this ranking had dropped to 'Requires Improvement'.[7]

Buildings

The school has improved its facilities creating a new key stage three building and a performing arts centre, the Dennis Potter Building (named after the playwright who was an alumnus of St Clement Danes School). The school consists of a large listed brick building attached to the main hall of the school. It was designed by Burnet, Tait and Lorne (architects) in 1936. On the other side the building is joined to a more recent technology and art building which is joined to a ground floor building for PE which is attached to a large sports hall. On the opposite of the site there is a new building opened in 2008. The building consists of science laboratories, maths and English classes. The site also includes a large field with grass pitches for rugby, football and cricket. A third generation astroturf football pitch was added in 2010. In 2012 a state of the art gym was fitted in the Stanley Fink building.

Incidents

In 2010, there was a case of scissor stabbing involving some pupils at the school; the headteacher at the time described the incident as "relatively minor".[8][9][10]

Notable former pupils

See also

References
  1. "Academy history". Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  2. "Burlington Danes Academy – Ofsted". Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  3. Charity Commission. Ark schools, registered charity no. 1111608.
  4. Charity Commission. Ark, registered charity no. 1095322.
  5. Charity Commission. Holborn Estate Charity (known as St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity), registered charity no. 206754.
  6. "Welcome | Ark Burlington Danes Academy". burlingtondanes.org. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  7. "Ofsted Report 2018". ofsted.gon.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. Courtney, Adam (1 April 2010). "Head plays down scissor fight outside Burlington Danes Academy". getwestlondon. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  9. "Schoolgirl stabbed with scissors in brawl". Evening Standard. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  10. "Teen stabbed with scissors at school". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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