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Ark Burlington Danes Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Wood Lane, London W12 0HR · burlingtondanes.org · 020 8735 4950
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Hammersmith and Fulham 55.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hammersmith and Fulham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 778
- 65% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 60.1%
- First language not English
- 34.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ark Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 62 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 62 | 39 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 72 | 44 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 87 | 47 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 101 | 66 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 134 | 76 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.1, and 44.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hammersmith and Fulham it was 55.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲68.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 57.6 | −0.3 |
| Sixth form college | 15.3 | +5.4 |
| Further education | 14.7 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.8 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −1.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 students | B- (36.2) | Average +0.10 | |
| 67 students | B- (36.2) | Average +0.10 | |
| 38 students | Dist (34.5) | Above average +0.32 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 60 | C+ (34.3) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 58 | C (30.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 48 | B- (36.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 68 | C (29.9) | -0.12 |
| 2017/18 | 108 | C (31.6) | 0.00 |
| 2016/17 | 86 | C- (27.8) | -0.36 |
| 2015/16 | 104 | C (30.1) | -0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 70.3 | +2.5 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −4.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | — |
| Employment | 9.9 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.1 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | −2.4 |
Ofsted
Ark Burlington Danes Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2020Monitoring visit
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 41
- 3% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied