Ark Burlington Danes Academy
About the school
Ark Burlington Danes Academy is an open secondary school in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 July 2022
- Published
- 21 September 2022
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 48.1
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- 55.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 44.10%
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- 61.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.40%
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- 77.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 68.90%
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- 68.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.39
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- 5.2
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 36.22
AAB or better
- School
- 16.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
819
Girls
48.72%
Boys
51.28%
SEN support
15.38%
Education, health and care plan
2.20%
English as an additional language
35.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
56.30%
Overall absence
6.66
Persistent absence
18.17
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
167
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
98
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
64%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
13%