Burlington Danes Academy
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Burlington Danes Academy is a Church of England
non-selective, co-educational secondary school within the English academy programme, located in White City
, London
on a 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) site.
The school is funded by the Department for Education
and operated by ARK Schools, a registered charity
under English law, and sponsored by parent charity Absolute Return for Kids
(ARK).
The school re-opened as an academy in September 1999, but traces its origins to two separate schools, Burlington School for Girls founded in 1699 and St Clement Danes School, founded in 1862, both originally situated in Westminster. Following a decision by the trustees of the St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity, St Clement Danes School relocated to Hertfordshire, and a new school — Burlington Danes Church of England School — was formed on its old site in 1976.
The school has recently improved its facilities creating a new key stage three building and a performing arts centre, the Dennis Potter Centre (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. On the other side the building is joined to a new made humanities
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 laboratories, maths and English
classes. On the opposite of the school main entrance there is a large green field used for PE and Music studios.
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Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
non-selective, co-educational secondary school within the English academy programme, located in White City
White City, London
White City is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, to the north of Shepherd's Bush. Today, White City is home to the BBC Television Centre and BBC White City, and Loftus Road stadium, the home of football club Queens Park Rangers FC....
, London
London
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on a 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) site.
The school is funded by the Department for Education
Department for Education
The Department for Education is a department of the UK government responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education....
and operated by ARK Schools, a registered charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
under English law, and sponsored by parent charity Absolute Return for Kids
Absolute Return for Kids
Absolute Return for Kids is an international children's charity based in the United Kingdom.ARK is a registered charity under English law and is based in London...
(ARK).
The school re-opened as an academy in September 1999, but traces its origins to two separate schools, Burlington School for Girls founded in 1699 and St Clement Danes School, founded in 1862, both originally situated in Westminster. Following a decision by the trustees of the St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity, St Clement Danes School relocated to Hertfordshire, and a new school — Burlington Danes Church of England School — was formed on its old site in 1976.
The school has recently improved its facilities creating a new key stage three building and a performing arts centre, the Dennis Potter Centre (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. On the other side the building is joined to a new made humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
and art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
building which is joined to a ground floor building for PE
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
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 laboratories, maths and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
classes. On the opposite of the school main entrance there is a large green field used for PE and Music studios.
Notable alumni
- D. J. Campbell, Footballer
- Coreé Richards, R&B singer
- Cherise RobertsCherise RobertsCherise Roberts is a singer/songwriter and is a formeer member of the English R&B / Hip hop music group Big Brovaz and the English dance group Booty Luv. She has been with both groups since they both started. Cherise released a solo album Look Inside before the debut album, Nu-Flow, from Big...
, singer/songwriter
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