Acland Burghley School

The mainstream provision welcomes students across four broad areas of special educational need.

“We welcome students with special education needs relating to: - Communication and Interaction (C&I) - Cognition and Learning (C&L) - Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) - Physical and/or Sensory (P&S)”

The school's additionally resourced provision, The Base, supports autistic students with complex needs.

“Our Additionally Resourced Provision is for Autistic students with complex needs.”

Every student from Year 7 through Year 13 receives a fortnightly personal development lesson, generally delivered by tutors or through expert-led workshops.

“All students in Y7 to Y13 will have one Personal development lesson every fortnight, most likely to be delivered by their tutor or through workshops run by staff and external experts.”

The school provides an email for reporting student safeguarding concerns and states that concerns will be taken seriously.

“To report any safeguarding concerns about students please use the email below to contact us. We will always take your concerns seriously. safeguarding@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk”

Geography is a popular GCSE option with strong results.

“At GCSE, Geography is a popular option with strong results.”

History is a popular GCSE option and achieves strong results.

“At GCSE, History is one the most popular options with strong results.”

The school offers the Duke of Edinburgh Award and links to a dedicated information page.

“Duke of Edinburgh Award”

The school provides a comprehensive work-experience offer.

“A comprehensive work experience offer”

Students learn about British values, laws, institutions, and their role in society.

“Students will develop their understanding of British values, laws and institutions and consider their role in society.”

Dance aims to develop inquisitive, persistent, imaginative, collaborative, disciplined, resilient and independent students.

“The purpose of Dance within the curriculum is to equip and empower our students with the tools to become inquisitive, persistent, imaginative, collaborative and disciplined individuals.”

Through the LaSWAP consortium, Acland Burghley offers three level 3 film and media courses.

“As part of the LaSWAP consortium, Acland Burghley offers the following level 3 courses:”

At KS5, the school offers A Levels in Media Studies and Film Studies and a Media: Broadcast and Production T Level.

“At KS5, students can study A Levels in Media Studies and Film Studies, or a T Level in Media: Broadcast and Production.”

A LaSWAP Taster Day is promoted to Acland Burghley Year 11 students.

“We would love to see as many Acland Burghley Y11s as possible at LaSWAP Taster Day.”

More than 75% of Acland Burghley students progress to university, while others enter apprenticeships, further-education courses and other routes.

“Over 75% of Acland Burghley students go on to university – a figure we are very proud of – and others go on to impressive apprenticeships, FE courses and more.”

Pathways advice is identified as a particular strength at Key Stage 5.

“Pathways advice is a particular strength at KS5.”

In 2025, 33.5% of GCSE grades were grades 9–7, the school's best-ever performance at that level.

“33.5% of all GCSE grades awarded this year were at grades 9–7,”

Many sixth-form students met or exceeded their targets across the consortium.

“Many students have not only met but exceeded their targets, showcasing inspiring individual success stories across the consortium.”