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 | |
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Address | |
Wood Lane , W12 0HR England | |
Coordinates | 51.518681°N 0.229495°W |
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Type | Academy |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1699[1] |
Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
Department for Education URN | 131752 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair | Paul Simon |
Principal | Mr Bhatia |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 3 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1,095 as of January 2015 |
Houses | Galatians, Philippians, Corinthians, Romans, Colossians, Ephesians and Titus |
Website | www |
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]
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. 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 and in 2013 it was its first time to be known as an outstanding school by Ofsted. However, by 2018 this ranking had dropped to 'Requires Improvement'.
In September 2015 the school opened a primary school and became an all-through school.[6]
In 2010, there was a case of scissor stabbing involving some pupils the school, although the headteacher at the time downplayed the incident as "relatively minor".[7][8][9]
Notable former pupils
- D. J. Campbell, Footballer
- Coreé Richards, R&B singer
- Cherise Roberts, singer/songwriter
- Noel Clarke, Actor, writer, producer & director
- Shireen Benjamin, Former Miss West Africa, Model, Journalist/ Fashion & lifestyle blogger
- Simon Mensing, Footballer
- Andy Fraser, bass guitarist with Free and singer
- Dennis Potter, playwright
- Frank Field, MP
- Danny Dichio, Footballer
See also
- List of schools in Hammersmith and Fulham
- Dame Kitty Anderson
References
- "Academy history". Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- "Burlington Danes Academy – Ofsted". Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- Charity Commission. Ark schools, registered charity no. 1111608.
- Charity Commission. Ark, registered charity no. 1095322.
- Charity Commission. Holborn Estate Charity (known as St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity), registered charity no. 206754.
- "Welcome | Ark Burlington Danes Academy". burlingtondanes.org. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- Courtney, Adam (1 April 2010). "Head plays down scissor fight outside Burlington Danes Academy". getwestlondon. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Schoolgirl stabbed with scissors in brawl". Evening Standard. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Teen stabbed with scissors at school". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2019.