Ark Burlington Danes Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · London, Hammersmith and Fulham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hammersmith & Fulham Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2017–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ark Burlington Danes Academy is a secondary school in London, Hammersmith and Fulham for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 July 2022. Hammersmith and Fulham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Ark Burlington Danes Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 39 first-choice applications for 62 offers, and 23 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Year 7, every applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 5 earlier years.
- In 2026, 112 of the 224 Year 7 applications (50%) came from families living outside Hammersmith and Fulham, and 30 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 44% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the Attainment 8 score was 48.1 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hammersmith and Fulham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wood Lane, London, W12 0HR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Pupils on roll
- 778 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 July 2022
Strengths
- “From early years to the sixth form, pupils at Ark Burlington Danes treat each other with care and respect.”
- “Pupils are polite, friendly, and engage with adults well.”
- “This is a school where leaders develop pupils’ character and prepare them well for the next stage of their education.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers are less confident in some of the other agreed strategies.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 39 first-preference applications, 62 offers in total, 39 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hammersmith and Fulham.
- Phoenix Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hammersmith Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sacred Heart High School 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- West London Free School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fulham Cross Academy 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The London Oratory School 3.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Fulham Boys School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published