The E-ACT Burnham Park Academy
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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. It is an academy sponsored by E-ACT, and has approximately 550 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. The Academy was opened in April 2012, following the closure of Burnham Upper School, which was deemed to require Special Measures as it was failing to provide a high standard of education for it's pupils. 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 Required Improvement. In 2013, the Academy achieved it's highest ever headline figure, of 53% 5A*-C including English and Maths. However achievement has declined over the last two years with 40% achieving 5A*-C including English and Maths in 2014, falling to 35% 5A*-C in 2015.
The current Principal, Mr Russell Denial has been in post since September 2014 and is supported by Executive Principal Mrs Louise Lee from Academy sponsor E-ACT. Both Mr Denial and Ms Lee are leaving at the end of the 2015-2016 academic year to pursue new challenges. In April 2016, the sponsor E-ACT announced to staff that a new Principal would be joining in September from another E-ACT school, supported by E-ACT's Regional Educational Director for Buckinghamshire, successful former Primary Headteacher, Mr Matthew Flannigan.
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.[2][3]
E-ACT
On April 2012, E-ACT became the academy sponsor for the "Burnham Upper School" and the school officially converted to an academy which became Burnham Park E-ACT Academy'. An Ofsted enquiry found that up until September 2013 that a percentage of e-act schools pupil premium funding went to head office for reasons that are not clear. Pupil premium funding is supposed to target the learning of disadvantaged pupils. In March 2014 a further 16 academies where inspected by Ofsted, 5 were placed in special measures and 5 where rated in need of improvement. An ofsted report on E-act found 'intervention and support provided by e-act was ineffective'. Subsequently E-act surrendered 10 of it 34 academies to other sponsors.
In 2014 -2015 Extra pupil premium funding was given to English maths and science to narrow the attainment gap. This funding was unsuccessful in science.
February 2016. E-Act issued with a warning letter by ofsted and recommended that measures should be taken to improve pupils standards and rates of progress by the end of key stage4 esp. the disadvantaged. Ensure support, development and challenge focus on improved achievement for ALL pupils .... Including the disadvantaged. Monitor attendance and exclusions and challenge pupils with bad attendance.
References
- ↑ "Schools Directory". Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 2006-09-21.
- ↑ "Questions and Answers for County Council Meeting" (PDF). Buckinghamshire County Council. 2004-01-22. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
- ↑ "Is there a mast near you?". News of the World. Archived from the original on March 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-16.