Ark Burlington Danes Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 778 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Academy sponsor led
Phoenix Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 582of 1,100 places
- Free school meals
- 48.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 92
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 6 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Phoenix High School (URN 100359, until 16 July 2016).
What the data says
Of the 78 pupils who finished Year 11 at Phoenix Academy in 2023, 60% stayed on in Phoenix Academy’s own sixth form (Hammersmith and Fulham average 66%), 22% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 15 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 60% went to university (Hammersmith and Fulham 42%, England 37%), and 26% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 28% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.6 against 46.1 across England and 55.5 in Hammersmith and Fulham, with 54% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hammersmith and Fulham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Phoenix Academy | Hammersmith and Fulham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 78 | 1,530 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 60% | 66% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 22% | 16% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 4% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Phoenix Academy | Hammersmith and Fulham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 15 | 1,837 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 80% | 75% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 60% | 42% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 26% | 31% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 13% | 17% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 17% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Phoenix Academy | Hammersmith and Fulham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.6 | 55.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 62% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 78% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 47% | 68% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.62 | 5.20 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 47% | 33% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 47.0 | 45.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.8 | 60.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 44% | 37% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 89 | 97% | 86% | 31% | 21% | 82% |
| English Language | 89 | 97% | 89% | 21% | 20% | 70% |
| Mathematics | 89 | 97% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 68 | 74% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 68% |
| History | 51 | 55% | 41% | 29% | 26% | 73% |
| Geography | 51 | 55% | 41% | 35% | 25% | 78% |
| Computer Science | 41 | 45% | 13% | 12% | 30% | 49% |
| Citizenship Studies | 40 | 43% | 3% | 20% | 19% | 68% |
| Physical Education | 38 | 41% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 37% |
| Religious Studies | 29 | 32% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 69% |
| Latin | 29 | 32% | 1% | 48% | 74% | 83% |
| Art and Design | 26 | 28% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 31% |
| Physics | 21 | 23% | 23% | 62% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 21 | 23% | 23% | 57% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 23% | 23% | 57% | 47% | 100% |
| French | 14 | 15% | 18% | 43% | 29% | 71% |
| Arabic | 7 | 8% | 1% | 29% | 47% | 86% |
| Music | 7 | 8% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 0% |
| Turkish | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Phoenix Academy | Hammersmith and Fulham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 62 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 23 | 982 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.11 | 37.24 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 9% | 22% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 12 | 52% | 31% |
| Economics | 10 | 43% | 13% |
| Sociology | 9 | 39% | 13% |
| Psychology | 6 | 26% | 23% |
| Physics | 6 | 26% | 12% |
| History | 6 | 26% | 13% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Classical Civilisation | — | — | 1% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham
Fulham Cross Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 588 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
Academy converter · 426 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.1
Hammersmith Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 954 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.0
Lady Margaret School
Academy converter · sixth form · 817 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 66.3
Sacred Heart High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,113 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 60.9
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.