Ark Burlington Danes Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 14 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Unique reference
131752
Address
Wood Lane, W12 0HR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
918 (66% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
37%
Free school meals (FSM)
43.8%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.6%
Pupil ethnicities
African 23.9%
Other 16%
Unclassified 14.9%
Mixed 13.6%
Caribbean 8.5%
White British 6.6%
Other White 6.6%
Other Black 2.6%
Other Asian 2%
Pakistani 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Indian 1.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 74%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 16%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 107
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award12
ArabicGCSE14
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE14
BiologyGCSE34
Business Studies:SingleGCSE79
ChemistryGCSE32
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE18
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE22
EconomicsGCSE22
English LanguageGCSE169
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ark Burlington Danes Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
87
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
47
2nd preference
60
3rd preference
58
From another Local Authority
114
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
47
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
28
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
107
46
61
Year 8
133
70
63
Year 9
139
84
55
Year 10
174
93
81
Year 11
176
91
85
Year 12
103
56
47
Year 13
86
44
42
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
91.1%
85.6%
Further education
16.0%
13.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
58.0%
71.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
10.0%
5.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.5%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
4.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
6.0%
3.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
86.0%
77.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
47.0%
36.4%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.5%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
0.6%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021