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We are one of England's most successful academies, providing a rigorous curriculum for boys and girls aged 11-18.
29/04/2026
✨️ Year 9 Framestore tirp ✨️
Today 60 of our Year 9 students attended an amazing careers event at a visual effects and computer animation company in the city. They created presentations on immersive experiences of their own, and presented these to people at the company! Great stuff! 🎉💡✨️✨️
27/04/2026
📢 ✨️ARK BDA PRODUCTION ✨️📢
Our fabulous performing arts department have been rehearsing tirelessly for the annual BDA production of Aladdin! The performances will take place on 12th and 13th May at 17:30 in the Dennis Potter.
🎟 Tickets can be purchased from the Music office or on the door!
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27/04/2026
✨️ Year 7 Parents' Evening ✨️
Join us on Thursday 30th April from 16:30-19:00 in the Sports Hall for Year 6 Parents' Evening. This is a fantastic opportunity for us to keep learning as we receive feedback from our teachers. Looking forward to seeing you all there! 🏫 👩🏫 📚 📖
✨️ Cultural GALA trailer 2026 ✨️
We had the best day at Ark Burlington Danes celebrating our diversity. Here is a sneak peak of the absolutely beautiful outfits our students wore! More video footage to follow 🤩☀️💯🌼
✨️ 3 DAYS TO GO until CULTURAL GALA 2026 ✨️
We can't wait to celebrate our diverse and rich culture here at BDA!
09/03/2026
✨️ Y8 Globe Theatre trip ✨️
Y8 had a fantastic time visiting the Globe Theatre today and were given a great opportunity to watch a performance of Romeo and Juliet! Thank you to the English department for organising such a culturally enriching experience.
06/03/2026
✨️ Y7 Science Museum ✨️
Today Y7 had a fabulous time at the Science Museum where they took part in a Rocket Show and had a lovely time exploring the Wonderlab! Such an enriching experience. Thank you to team Science for organising! ⚗️ 🧪
04/03/2026
✨️ Iftar Night for Y11 & KS5 ✨️
If you are in Y11 or KS5 don't forget to sign up to join us for Iftar on Tuesday 10th March from 5pm in the BDA canteen. A lovely opportunity for us to meet for a BDA community run event. Thank you to the Sixth Form student team and our wonderful catering team for accommodating! 🌙
04/03/2026
✨️ Year 10 Careers Fair ✨️
Today our Year 10 cohort went to the beautiful Guildhall in Bank to meet with potential future employers. A fab opportunity for networking and building rapport for futures! Living out our values of Be Brave and Aim High!
03/03/2026
✨️ Year 8 Natural History Museum Trip ✨️
Today our entire Year 8 cohort went to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington where they attended a session with Scientists as part of Careers week and had a chance to visit the amazing exhibitions about dinosaurs! 🦕
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✨️CULTURAL GALA 2026, 26.03.26 ✨️
🟢✨️ Get into the Green ✨️🟢
Today our students who have at least 96% attendance and 65 merits this half term had their Get into the Green reward in our fantastic Arcade 🎟🎉
Students were able to ride the indoor inflatables? try out the old school arcade games, perfect their karaoke tunes, play foosball and enjoy our PlayStation station! 🎮 🥅
What a fantastic way to end a half term! ✨️