Ark Burlington Danes Academy

At a glance

Type

Academy sponsor led (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Pupils

778 census January 2026

Capacity

1,200

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Principal

Mr David Carr

Trust

ARK SCHOOLS

Address

Wood Lane, London, W12 0HR

Borough

Hammersmith and Fulham

Telephone

02087354950

DfE reference (URN)

131752

Website

burlingtondanes.org

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

39 first-preference applications and 224 applications naming it at any preference for 62 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Hammersmith and Fulham: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 74.6% of applicants were offered their first preference and 94.4% were offered one of their preferences (1,186 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

Hammersmith and Fulham: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 64.5% of applicants were offered their first preference and 92% were offered one of their preferences (1,109 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2022/23

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  61%This school74%Hammersmith and Fulham60%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
  9%This school17%Hammersmith and Fulham8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading
  104This school108Hammersmith and Fulham105England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths
  102This school107Hammersmith and Fulham104England, state-funded
• Progress score in reading (KS1 to KS2)
  -0.20This school2Hammersmith and Fulham
• Progress score in writing (KS1 to KS2)
  1.30This school2.10Hammersmith and Fulham
• Progress score in maths (KS1 to KS2)
  -1.30This school2.30Hammersmith and Fulham

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2022/23

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 47.1 · 2023/24: 49
  48.1This school55.5Hammersmith and Fulham46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 49% · 2023/24: 52%
  44%This school62%Hammersmith and Fulham45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 65% · 2023/24: 74%
  71%This school78%Hammersmith and Fulham65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 68% · 2023/24: 65%
  69%This school68%Hammersmith and Fulham40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.35 · 2023/24: 4.46
  4.39This school5.20Hammersmith and Fulham4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 161 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C · 2023/24: C+
  B-This schoolB-Hammersmith and FulhamB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 30.4 · 2023/24: 34.3
  36.2This school37.2Hammersmith and Fulham35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 30.3 · 2023/24: 34.5
  36.5This school38.1Hammersmith and Fulham35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 15% · 2023/24: 18%
  17%This school22%Hammersmith and Fulham18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.04
  0.10This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 67 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

60.1% January 2026

English as an additional language

35%

Receiving SEN support

15.4%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2.2%

Girls / boys

49% / 51%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

6.7% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

18.2%

Pupils per teacher

12.3 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,200

Pupils on roll

821

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Ark Burlington Danes Academy and Phoenix Academy0.5 miles apart
• Ark Burlington Danes Academy and All Saints Catholic College0.6 miles apart
• Ark Burlington Danes Academy and Kensington Aldridge Academy0.7 miles apart
• Ark Burlington Danes Academy and Hammersmith Academy1.2 miles apart

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