Burlington Danes Academy

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Burlington Danes Academy
Motto believe achieve
Established 1699[1]
Type Academy
Religion Church of England
Chair Stanley Fink
Location Wood Lane
London
W12 0HR
England England Coordinates: 51°31′07″N 0°13′46″W / 51.518681°N 0.229495°W / 51.518681; -0.229495
Local authority Hammersmith and Fulham
DfE URN 131752 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 1100
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Galatians, Philippians, Corinthians, Romans, Colossians, Ephesians
Website www.burlingtondanes.org

Burlington Danes Academy is a Church of England non-selective, co-educational secondary school within the English academy programme, located in White City, London on a 10-acre (40,000 m2) site.[2]

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 Absolute Return for Kids (ARK).[4]

The school re-opened as an academy in September 2006, but traces its origins to two separate schools, Burlington School for Girls founded in 1699 and St Clement Danes 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 Church of England School — was formed on its old site in 1976.[1]

The school has recently improved its facilities creating a new key stage three building and a performing arts centre, the Dennis Potter Centre (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.

Notable alumni

  • 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

Other ARK academies

  • Ark Academy, Brent
  • ARK Atwood Primary Academy, Westminster
  • ARK Conway Primary Academy, Hammersmith & Fulham
  • ARK Kings Academy, Birmingham
  • ARK Oval Primary Academy, Croydon,
  • Charter Academy, Portsmouth
  • Evelyn Grace Academy, Brixton
  • Globe Academy, Southwark
  • King Solomon Academy, Westminster
  • St Albans Academy, Birmingham
  • Walworth Academy, Southwark

These are schools which are part of ark

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Academy history". Retrieved 2009-06-07. 
  2. ↑ "Burlington Danes Academy - Ofsted". Retrieved 2009-05-07. 
  3. ↑ ARK Academies, Registered Charity no. 1111608 at the Charity Commission
  4. ↑ Absolute Return for Kids, Registered Charity no. 1095322 at the Charity Commission
  5. ↑ Holborn Estate Charity (known as St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity), Registered Charity no. 206754 at the Charity Commission

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