News26th September 2014
will expand with the opening of a new two-form entry primary school, welcoming its first 60 reception year students in September 2015 following planning approval being granted by the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. The school had been scheduled to open in 2014, but had been put back a year due to delays with temporary accommodation.
The brand new primary school building will be constructed on Burlington Danes鈥 existing 10-acre site and will mean ARK Burlington Danes Academy will become an all-through school offering an outstanding education for children aged 4-18. The primary school will benefit from being part of an established academy with excellent facilities including a performing arts theatre and a 3G sports pitch. .
The primary school building will accommodate 420 primary and 30 nursery students when full, and will have a separate secure outdoor space so that it will still have the intimacy and nurture of a small primary school. ARK Burlington Danes Academy has been rated 鈥淥utstanding鈥 by Ofsted, and achieved a 100 per cent A-level pass rate this summer.
鈥淭his brand new primary school is an important part of our strategy for our borough鈥檚 growing population,鈥 said Cllr Sue Macmillan, Hammersmith & Fulham Council鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Children and Education. 鈥淏urlington Danes Academy has an outstanding record, and this new school will help ensure the next generation of children continues to enjoy a high quality education from the outset.鈥
Michael Ribton, Principal of ARK Burlington Danes Academy, said; 鈥淚 am really excited that we will open a primary school, enabling Burlington Danes to offer an all-through education developing really strong relationships with each individual child from reception through to sixth form.鈥
There will be a series of open evenings for parents interested in applying for spaces in the new primary academy. More information can be found on the , and admissions applications can be filed via .