Burnham Upper School

Burnham Park E-ACT Academy placed in special measures September 2016. In 2016 its GCSE results placed to the worst ten per cent of schools nationally for progress. It 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 450pupils.In November 2015 Burnham Park featured in local newspapers for exaggerating GCSE results. In December 2015 it featured on the front page of local papers for not testing pupils with dyslexia.2016 press release does not state 5 GCSE including English and maths results. October 2016 department of education web site provisionally reveals that only 28 per cent got c above in English and maths, so the best result would be 28 per cent 5gcses including English and maths.The school has a vacancy for the Head of art, English and maths teachers.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 SloughHistoryThe Academy was opened in April 2012, following the closure of Burnham Upper School, which was deemed to require Special Measures in March 2011 for poor leadership, poor pupil attainment and not providing enough support to pupils with special educational needs. 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 pupil achievement, the quality of teaching and the behaviour and safety of pupils.

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