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Acland Burghley School

@acland-burghley.bsky.social
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A vibrant community comprehensive school in North London that provides a rich and stimulating education for boys and girls aged 11 to 19.

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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 14h
In this issue of the Families bulletin: what makes excellent learners, NHS attendance advice and important parent and carer meetings happening this week: mailchi.mp/817782f8ab11...
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As part of our partnership with Hospitality Connect, a group of students visited COMO Metropolitan London. They enjoyed a tour, food tasting, and an introduction from the General Manager and Head Chef, and gained a valuable insight into the range of careers available in the hospitality industry.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A group of Y7 students enjoyed the Anish Kapoor exhibition at the Southbank Centre last week. @southbankcentre.bsky.social
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Y11s on the Paris trip were a testament to the school.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
More pictures from the Paris trip. Y11s enjoyed seeing sights such as the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre while practising their French and learning more about Parisian culture.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The latest Families bulletin includes a focus on attendance and punctuality – every minute matters, details of the upcoming Drop Down Day and roundups for KS3 and KS4: mailchi.mp/63c8ccc4fd4a...
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Y11 French GCSE group arrived in Paris today. First stop the Sacré-Cœur Basilica!
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thank you to all the families who visited us for our Open Evening last night or came to see the school during the Open Mornings this week.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The KS3 and KS4 Dance Companies performed to prospective parents at tonight's Open Evening. We have a remaining Open Morning tomorrow at 9am. Further details available on our website: www.aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk/Open-Week-20...
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We enjoyed meeting Year 6 families for our first Open Morning of the week. We also have Open Mornings tomorrow and on Thursday and our Open Evening will be held on Wednesday. Further details can be found on our website: www.aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk/Open-Week-20...
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wishing a peaceful observance to our students, staff, and families marking Yom Kippur this weekend.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Students have been excited by the installation of our new bleachers in the Gym while we await the restoration of the Assembly Hall.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Students from across LaSWAP achieved fantastic results at Acland Burghley in A Level Psychology. 51% achieved A*/A grades. 74.5% achieved A*-B grades and 98% achieved A*-C grades! Well done to our students on their commitment throughout the course. #ALevelResults #Psychology
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The latest Families bulletin includes how to support learning at home by the power of parental coaching, Personal Development lessons schedule, Dance Company audition date and updated clubs: mailchi.mp/55173b4fd563...
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Shanah Tovah to our students, staff, and families who have started the celebration of Rosh Hashanah today.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We're looking forward to meeting Year 6 families at our Open Events on Tuesday 22, Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 September. Interested parents and carers can find more information on our website: www.aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk/Open-Week-20...
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Students taking in the historic Bayeux Tapestry at last week's visit. What a great opportunity for the young people!
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Last week a group of Y9s attended the opening of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibit at the British Museum. They saw the tapestry up close and watched speeches by King Charles, PM Andy Burnham and President Macron. Afterwards, the Prime Minister met our students – a memorable start to the new school year!
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The latest Families bulletin includes a welcome to the new academic year, information on the new system for school vaccine consent and club details from PE and music: mailchi.mp/776d8400c491...
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you to Pointblank Music School for their generous donation of 5 Mac Minis! Equipment like this provides greater learning opportunities for our T Level students and improves their outcomes.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Great to see Y8, Y9, Y10, Y11 and Y12 back in school today and to welcome in Y7! Y13 are expected in school tomorrow at 11.15am to collect their timetables.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Success at Acland Burghley and across the LaSWAP sixth form consortium at A Level and Vocational Results Day, highlighted by the Ham & High.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A Happy Bank Holiday to our students, staff and families. Tomorrow and Wednesday are INSET days and we look forward to seeing students in Y7-Y12 back in school on Thursday and Y13 back in on Friday. Full details on our website: www.aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk/News/Start-o...
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We look forward to seeing Y7-Y12 back in school on Thursday 3 September. Y7 and Y12 will start at 8.35am on this day and Y8, Y9, Y10 and Y11 will arrive at 1.40pm. Y13 begin school on Friday 4 September. See here for a full breakdown per year group: www.aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk/News/Start-o...
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Coverage of our brilliant GCSE results in the Ham & High: www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2648245...
hamhigh.co.uk
School celebrates 'extraordinary' GCSE results amid Covid disruptions
Acland Burghley School saw 76 per cent of students achieve a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with an average attainment score of 54.4.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
More pictures from this week's Summer School. Students had time to familiarise themselves with the building and also received sessions on managing the big step of secondary school transition.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We loved welcoming our new Y7s to the Summer School this morning! Students learned about sequencing and probability in maths, created characters and stories in DT, practised drum beats in music, played football in PE and made indicators from cabbage to test for acids and alkalines in science.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Henry, Conor, Kit, Jaeden, Sylvan and Sid amassed an impressive fifteen 9s, twenty-one 8s, ten 7s, one 6 and six 5s between them! They are pictured with Year Team Leader Mr Allen and Head of School Ms Collins. Well done to them all.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“I’ve exceeded my expectations and feel very accomplished.” Ayla was pleased with her results of 7s, 6s and 5s on #ResultsDay. Well done Ayla! #GCSEResults2026
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“I’ve come a long way, really pleased with my progress and grades.” Ayaan surpassed his targets and gained 8s, 7s and 6s at #ResultsDay yesterday, including a 7 in History. Pictured with his History teacher Ms Rivard-Morton. #GCSEResults2026
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Well done to Caradoc who made amazing progress to achieve four 9s, two 8s and two 7s! He said “I feel pretty good. I did better than I expected and I’m looking forward to my A Levels.” He's pictured with proud Year Team Leader Mr Allen.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Congratulations to Edie C, pictured with Headteacher Mr John, who achieved a brilliant three 8s, three 7s and three 6s this morning. #GCSEResults2026 #ResultsDay
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We're incredibly proud of our students this morning. They've achieved Acland Burghley's best GCSE results since curriculum reform in 2017 by a significant margin. They have done well at every level across a broad curriculum. #GCSEResults2026 #ResultsDay
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"LaSWAP has seen the majority of students secure places at their first or second choice university, with others progressing to industry-based courses. Many students not only met but exceeded their targets." Read more about our great results in the Ham & High: www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2646163...
hamhigh.co.uk
London school consortium celebrates biggest and best ever exam results
LaSWAP, has seen the majority of students secure places at their first or second choice university.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
News just in – Chris, who received his T Level qualification in Media, Broadcast and Production on Thursday has become a London finalist for the DfE's National Apprenticeship and Skills Award! He will soon be studying Film and TV at UAL and will find out the final outcome at a ceremony in October.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Frankie (on the right) gained A, B, B in Media, Sociology and Film and will now go on to study Criminology with Psychology at the University of Sussex. She is pictured with her Media teacher and Computing, Media and Social Sciences HoF Oliver Rosen. We wish her the best of luck! @sussex.ac.uk
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Oscar (third in from the right) achieved an impressive A*, A, A and B in Psychology, Maths, French and Chemistry and has secured a place at King's College London to study Psychology. We know he will do brilliantly! #ResultsDay #CountdowntoKings @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Our first cohort of T Level students received their results! Media, Broadcast & Production students had a 100% pass rate, with an exceptional 82% achieving a Merit or higher, including Keira & Julia who gained a Distinction & Merit respectively and will soon be studying at @manmetuni.bsky.social.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Ishvar was also happy with his results of 3 As in Politics, History and Religious Studies and will soon be studying Politics and International Relations at @uniofbath.bsky.social. He is pictured with Headteacher Nicholas John and Camden Director of Children’s Services Tim Aldridge.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Friends Betsabe and Julia were very pleased with their results today! Both achieved 3 A*s and are now off to fantastic destinations. Betsabe will be reading Politics and International Relations at @sheffielduni.bsky.social while Julia will be studying Psychology with Education at @ucl.ac.uk.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
So proud of our Y13s across LaSWAP this morning! They've achieved the consortium's best set of results since curriculum reform in 2017, including 25% A & A* grades at A Level, 82% C and above, and the first set of students graduating the Media, Broadcast & Production T Level with terrific results.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We look forward to seeing our Y13s at tomorrow's Results Day at the LaSWAP building from 8am.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Huge congratulations to our Y7 poets! Competing in the Classical Association’s worldwide Verse & Voice competition, Sam WT and Turner A won first and second place in the Junior Category. An incredible achievement in a competition with very high standards for entries!
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
At the beginning of Summer term, Y10 GCSE Music students enjoyed a trip to the Southbank Centre to watch an OAE performance which featured an immersive sound and light experience and music by composers such as Vaughan Williams and Thomas Tallis. @southbankcentre.bsky.social
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Y12s attended a Model UN conference in the Spring term and tried their hands at international diplomacy by role playing as delegates from different nations and debating on global issues.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A clip from the lovely afternoon tea held in the Hall for All with a group of students and care home residents where Brazilian CarnivALL musicians and SeeThrough Theatre provided the entertainment. @hallforall.bsky.social
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Find out more about all the exciting events which took place in the Hall for All this Summer term and the upcoming plans for its big transformation: mailchi.mp/aclandburghl...
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We recently hosted the national Specialist Unit & Resourced Provision (SURP) Network in partnership with the Department for Education. 75+ delegates from schools, local authorities, universities & specialist provisions visited our school to learn more about our inclusive practice & ARP provision.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Psychology students from the new Y11 explored optical illusions and the power of the mind at the Twist Museum in June.
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Acland Burghley School @acland-burghley.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Y7 students enjoyed their Religious Studies trip to Bhaktivedanta Manor at the end of term where they learned more about the Hare Krishna movement and enjoyed exploring the farm and grounds.
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