Ark Burlington Danes Academy

Ark Burlington Danes Academy is a Church of England non-selective, mixed all-through school located in White City, London on a 10-acre (40,000 m2) site.

Ark Burlington Danes Academy
Address
Wood Lane

London
,
W12 0HR

England
Coordinates51.518681°N 0.229495°W / 51.518681; -0.229495
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1699[1]
Local authorityHammersmith and Fulham
TrustArk Academies
Department for Education URN131752 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairPaul Simon
PrincipalDavid Carr
GenderMixed
Age3 to 18
Enrolment1,249
HousesGalatians, Philippians, Corinthians, Romans, Colossians, Ephesians and Titus
Websitewww.burlingtondanes.org

The school is funded by the Department for Education and operated by Ark schools, a registered charity under English law,[2] and sponsored by parent charity Ark.[3]

History

Ark Burlington Danes Academy traces its origins to two separate schools, Burlington Church of England School for Girls founded in 1699 and St Clement Danes Grammar School for boys, founded in 1562, both originally situated in Westminster. Following a decision by the trustees of the St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity,[4] St Clement Danes Grammar School relocated from Ducane Road, Hammersmith to Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, and a new school — Burlington Danes a Church of England School — was formed on its old site in 1976.[1]

In September 2015 opened a primary school and became an all-through school.[5] In 2017, in the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, the school provided accommodation to students from the Kensington Aldridge Academy who had been traumatised and displaced.

Buildings

The school has one of the largest school sites in central London, with its 10 acre site including a number of facilities such as a purpose built theatre and performing arts centre, the Dennis Potter Building (named after the playwright who was an alumnus of St Clement Danes School). The school consists of a large listed brick building attached to the main hall of the school. It was designed by Frederick MacManus[6] of Burnet, Tait and Lorne (architects) in 1936. On the other side the building is joined to a more recent technology and art building which is joined to a ground floor building for PE which is attached to a large sports hall. On the opposite of the site there is a new building opened in 2008. The building consists of science laboratories, maths and English classes. The site also includes a large field with grass pitches for rugby, football and cricket. A third generation astroturf football pitch was added in 2010. In 2012 a state of the art gym was fitted in the Stanley Fink building.

Architects

The school was designed by the office of Sir John Burnet, Thomas Tait & Lorne and there is good evidence to show that the Irish born architect Frederick Edward Bradshaw McManus (1903-1985) who had studied modern architecture in France and Holland prior to joining John Burnet & Partners in 1927 and worked on the design of the school prior to its completion in 1936.[6] The architects were working for the school Governor, Ruth Dalton. McManus had already designed and built a modern house at West Leaze, Aldbourne for Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Dalton.

Notable former pupils

See also

References
  1. "Academy history". Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  2. "Ark schools, registered charity no. 1111608". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  3. "Ark, registered charity no. 1095322". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  4. "Holborn Estate Charity (known as St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity), registered charity no. 206754". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  5. "Welcome | Ark Burlington Danes Academy". burlingtondanes.org. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. Dictionary of Scottish architects
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