Ark Burlington Danes Academy

School overview

Ark Burlington Danes Academy is a secondary school serving London, Hammersmith and Fulham, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Church of England religious character. It has 819 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Ark Burlington Danes Academy 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 48.1, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 0.9 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of secondary schools nationally.

44% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 71% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 56% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.