Ark Burlington Danes Academy

Ark Burlington Danes Academy demonstrates a good overall effectiveness, having made significant improvements since its previous inspection, which graded it as requiring improvement. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils treat each other with respect and engage well with their learning. Leaders maintain high expectations for behaviour, and pupils generally meet these expectations, contributing to a calm and purposeful atmosphere. The school has a strong commitment to inclusivity and personal development, effectively preparing students for future challenges and opportunities.

Strengths

• Pupils treat each other with care and respect.
• High expectations of behaviour lead to positive attitudes in learning.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Effective professional development for staff enhances teaching quality.
• A well-designed curriculum allows for deep understanding of subjects.
• Regular opportunities for personal development and leadership.
• Strong culture of safeguarding with effective training and support.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not use a wide enough range of strategies to check pupils’ understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ark Burlington Danes Academy attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 8.3% of pupils at Ark Burlington Danes Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ark Burlington Danes Academy had 12.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.4% of pupils at Ark Burlington Danes Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ark Burlington Danes Academy received £11,726 and spent £11,882 for each of its 825 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £868,000 (£1,052 per pupil).

Across all 48 schools of Ark Schools, income was £9,191 and spending £9,015 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Ark Burlington Danes Academy is part of Ark Schools, which runs 48 schools. The nearest others:

• Ark Bentworth Primary Academy London
• Ark White City Primary Academy London
• Ark Conway Primary Academy London
• Ark Brunel Primary Academy London
• Ark Franklin Primary Academy London
• Ark Byron Primary Academy London
• Ark Atwood Primary Academy London
• Ark Priory Primary Academy London
• Ark Soane Academy London
• Ark Acton Academy London

What is Ark Burlington Danes Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ark Burlington Danes Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Ark Burlington Danes Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ark Burlington Danes Academy was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Ark Burlington Danes Academy have?

Ark Burlington Danes Academy has 778 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ark Burlington Danes Academy cover?

Ark Burlington Danes Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Ark Burlington Danes Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.6, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Ark Burlington Danes Academy?

Ark Burlington Danes Academy is at Wood Lane, London, W12 0HR.