Acland Burghley School

What Acland Burghley School does

Acland Burghley School is a non-selective, mixed community comprehensive school for students aged 11–19 (Years 7–13) located in the London Borough of Camden at 93 Burghley Road, NW5 1UJ. Founded in 1884 as Burghley Road School and formed by the 1959 amalgamation of Acland and Burghley, the school operates from a Grade 2 listed building constructed between 1964 and 1968 and is rated 'Good' by Ofsted (October 2023). It serves the children of the local neighbourhood with a broad curriculum spanning STEM, humanities, arts, languages (including Latin), and vocational options, and reports strong outcomes including 33.5% of GCSE grades at 9–7 in 2025 and over 70% of sixth-form students securing first- or second-choice university offers. The school also operates one of the largest special educational needs (SEND) provisions among UK comprehensives, with over 25% of pupils on the SEND register and a specialist Base (ARP) for autistic students with complex needs.

The school's core operational technology is built on a stack of third-party SaaS platforms: Microsoft Teams for learning management, Scopay for online payments, Satchel One for homework, MCAS (My Child at School) for the parent portal, Sparx Learning and Seneca Learning for personalised practice, and Classlist for parent community. It does not offer proprietary products, APIs, or developer-facing services. Revenue is primarily derived from government per-pupil funding via Camden Local Authority, supplemented by transactional income from catering, trips, and venue lettings through Schools Plus, and by donations via the "A Hall for All" fundraising campaign. The school distributes information through its website, social media, weekly bulletins, and Open Week events, and manages admissions directly through Camden Local Authority.

Name

Acland Burghley School

Legal name

Acland Burghley School

Website

https://aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1884

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Acland Burghley School is a non-selective, mixed community comprehensive secondary school in Camden, London, serving students aged 11–19 through a broad curriculum, a LaSWAP sixth-form consortium partnership, and one of the UK's largest SEND provisions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form consortium
• Comprehensive schooling
• SEND inclusive education
• GCSE and A-level

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government per-pupil funding: State school funded primarily through government per-pupil funding via Camden Local Authority. Revenue supports operational costs, staffing, and curriculum delivery.
2. Catering and meal services: Revenue from canteen meal purchases and optional breakfast club. Parents top up accounts via Scopay online payment system for school meals, trips, and other activities.
3. School trips and activities: Optional paid activities including educational trips, revision guides, and extracurricular programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Acland Burghley School is a non-selective, mixed community comprehensive school providing secondary education for students aged 11-19 in Camden, London. It delivers a broad curriculum leading to GCSEs and A-levels, with particular strengths in SEND provision, arts partnerships, and access to over 1,000 post-16 qualifications through the LaSWAP sixth form consortium. The school is state-funded and operates under Camden Local Authority governance.

Product overview

Acland Burghley School is a non-selective, mixed community comprehensive school for students aged 11-19 located in Camden, London. The school's digital offering consists of its website (powered by Greenhouse School Websites) providing information about the school, curriculum, and communication services. The school participates in the LaSWAP Sixth Form consortium with three other local schools, which operates as a shared sixth form provision offering academic and vocational qualifications. The school uses various third-party educational platforms for homework management (Satchel One), payments (Scopay), parent portals (My Child at School/MCAS), learning platforms (Microsoft Teams, Sparx Learning, Seneca Learning), and parent communication (Classlist), but these are operational tools rather than products offered by the school itself.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acland Burghley Secondary Education (Years 7-11) A non-selective, mixed community comprehensive secondary education for students aged 11-16, leading to GCSE qualifications across a broad curriculum including English, maths, sciences, humanities, languages, arts, and creative technologies. Delivered to students in the London Borough of Camden under Camden Local Authority governance.
• LaSWAP Sixth Form (Post-16 Education) Post-16 education (Years 12-13) delivered through the LaSWAP consortium jointly with La Sainte Union, William Ellis, and Parliament Hill schools, offering access to over 1,000 A Level and vocational qualifications for students aged 16-19. Anna Rimington serves as Director of Sixth Form for Acland Burghley within the consortium.
• Base (Additionally Resourced Provision) for Autistic Students Specialist educational provision for autistic students with complex needs, comprising 20 dedicated Base (Additionally Resourced Provision) places within the school. Part of broader SEND support covering over 25% of pupils on the SEND register, delivered by the SENDCo and Deputy SENDCo.

Quantifiable outcome

• 33.5% of GCSE grades at grades 9-7 in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020The OAE moved into the school in September 2020 in the first UK residency of its kind. The orchestra rehearses in the Assembly Hall and has offices in the main building. Provides Musical Connections project with SEND Faculty, annual community opera collaboration culminating in South Bank Centre performance, and Dreamchasing Young Producers Club training students in management, design and production.
• LaSWAP Sixth Form ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaSWAP (London's longest-standing sixth form consortium) comprises La Sainte Union, William Ellis, Acland Burghley, and Parliament Hill schools. Offers widest range of post-16 study opportunities with over 1000 A Level and vocational qualifications available across the four schools. Students from all four schools attend combined sixth form classes.
• Work Experience Providers NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtensive network of employers providing work experience opportunities including: ARUP, HS2, Mace Dragados, Roundhouse, Models 1, DNEG Animation, Absolute Print, Parliament Hill Lido, Kentish Town City Farm, and others.
• University and HE ProvidersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with universities including University of Roehampton, UCL, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Warwick, and others. University visits for Y12 students, UCAS exhibition attendance, and Russell Group university placements.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Camden School for Girls: High-performing Camden community secondary serving the same borough and competing for high-attaining applicants. While single-sex, its outcomes profile and admissions pathway make it a strong benchmark for Camden comprehensive performance.
• Regent High School: Camden mixed community comprehensive that competes directly for Year 7 applicants within the same borough, shares the same LA funding model, and serves a comparable inclusive intake profile.
• Parliament Hill School: Co-member of the LaSWAP sixth form consortium alongside Acland Burghley. Mixed community comprehensive in Camden serving the same 11-19 age range and sharing combined sixth form provision, admissions pathway, and catchment demographics.
• Maria Fidelis Catholic School: Faith-inclusive Camden mixed secondary sharing the same local authority admissions system and a comparable non-selective intake; direct competitor for Camden pupils in central/north London.
• Haverstock School: Camden mixed community comprehensive secondary school with overlapping admissions catchment, similar non-selective intake, and comparable Camden LA funding model — a direct competitor for Year 7 applicants.
• William Ellis School: Third LaSWAP consortium partner and Camden mixed community comprehensive. Shares post-16 provision, local authority funding model, and direct competition for Year 7 admissions within the same Camden catchment.
• La Sainte Union Catholic School: Fourth LaSWAP consortium member and Camden-based secondary. Operates the same shared sixth form model, comparable Ofsted profile, and equivalent admissions pathway through the local authority.
• UCL Academy: Camden mixed secondary school sponsored by UCL, operating under a similar state-funded model and competing for the same Camden applicant pool, with a comparable emphasis on university progression.
• Hampstead School: Camden mixed community comprehensive secondary with overlapping catchment, comparable Camden LA funding model, and direct competition for Year 7 places within the borough.

Regional players

• South Hampstead High School: Camden-based independent girls' school operating in the same borough. While fee-funded rather than LA-funded, it competes for high-attaining Camden families and provides a useful benchmark for top-end academic outcomes in the local area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Acland_Burghley
• Instagramtwitter.com/Acland_Burghley
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acland-burghley-school

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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