The E-ACT Burnham Park Academy

Burnham Park E-ACT Academy
Motto Best practice, best performance, best progress - always
Established 1969 as Burnham Upper School, 2012 at Burnham Park E-ACT Academy
Type Academy Comprehensive
Headteacher James Hughes
Regional Education Director Matthew Flannigan
Location Opendale Road
Burnham
Buckinghamshire
SL1 7LZ
England
51°33′48″N 0°14′31″W / 51.5634°N 0.2419°W / 51.5634; -0.2419Coordinates: 51°33′48″N 0°14′31″W / 51.5634°N 0.2419°W / 51.5634; -0.2419
DfE URN 137864 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Capacity 700
Students 350
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Website www.burnhamparkacademy.e-act.org.uk

Burnham Park E-ACT Academy is a co-educational academy in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England. A small part of the campus is located in neighbouring Slough, Berkshire. The academy is sponsored by E-ACT, and has approximately 350 pupils.[1]

The school operates as a comprehensive school in a selective local authority. Approximately 40% of students come from Buckinghamshire, with the remainder coming from West Slough.

History

The Academy was opened in April 2012, following the closure of Burnham Upper School, which was deemed to require Special Measures in March 2011. The Academy is sponsored by National Educational Charity, E-ACT. In April 2014, the Academy was re-inspected as a new establishment, with Ofsted stating that the school 'Requires Improvement'[2]. In December 2015 the school featured in local news for not testing pupils with dyslexia.[3]

Burnham Park was inspected by Ofsted again in July 2016, and overall graded 'Inadequate', leading to the school being placed in special measures. The report states that special needs pupils and disadvantaged pupils did not make good progress. The school was inspected again in March 2017, December 2017 and June 2018. The reports stated progress was being made towards coming out of special measures, but special needs pupils were not making strong progress and the recommendations of the external pupil premimum report were still not being fully implemented. The school is however working towards resolving these issues as of the most recent inspection.[4]

Since the 2014 -2015 academic year, the school has received extra pupil premium funding to support teaching of English, Maths and Science to narrow the attainment gap[5]. This funding was less successful in Science. In 2017 Ofsted requested external review of the effectiveness of pupil premium usage.[6]

Pupil numbers are low. In 2015 80 pupils applied to join the school, with this figure dropping to 55 in 2016, 21 in 2017 and increasing to 30 in 2018.[7]

Academic results

In 2013 53% of pupils at the Academy achieved 5 GCSEs or equivalent at grades A*-C including English and Maths. However, achievement has since declined over subsequent years, with this figure falling to 35% in 2015. 33% of students achieved at least 2 A-Levels at grades A* to E in 2015.[8]

The Progress 8 figure, the new government measure for progress, for Burnham Park in 2016 was -1.07, which is well below the average Progress 8 for schools in England. 29% of pupils passed GCSE English and Maths with grades A*-C in 2016. 2017 results show an improvement to -0.40 for Progress 8 and 35% of pupils earned grade 5 or above in English and Maths. 47% achieved grade 4 or above in these two subjects.[9][10]

Phone mast

Burnham Park E-ACT Academy is one of several Buckinghamshire schools which host mobile phone masts. Contracts between Buckinghamshire County Council and various mobile phone operators generate an income of £145,000 per annum, of which about £59,000 comes from contracts for masts that are installed in schools.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Schools Directory". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-09-21.
  2. ↑ http://www.e-actburnhampark.org.uk/News/Inspection-of-E-ACT-Burnham-Park-Academy-by-Ofsted/
  3. ↑ Katie Mercer (18 December 2015). "Burnham Park Academy accused of failing to test pupils for dyslexia". Maidenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ↑ https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137864
  5. ↑ "Burnham Park Academy - Pupil Premium". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. ↑ http://www.e-actburnhampark.org.uk/docs/The_E-Act_Burnham_Park_Academy_Final_Report_25_04_17.pdf
  7. ↑ "Allocation of school places". Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. ↑ http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/education/school/137864.The_E_Act_Burnham_Park_Academy/
  9. ↑ https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/137864
  10. ↑ http://www.e-actburnhampark.org.uk/docs/Newsletters/Burnham_Park_GCSE_results_2017.docx
  11. ↑ "Questions and Answers for County Council Meeting" (PDF). Buckinghamshire County Council. 2004-01-22. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  12. ↑ "Is there a mast near you?". News of the World. Archived from the original on March 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
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