Burnt Mill Academy

Burnt Mill Academy
Address
Map
First Avenue

Harlow
,
Essex
,
CM20 2NR

England
Coordinates51°46′37″N 0°06′29″E / 51.77685°N 0.10801°E / 51.77685; 0.10801
Information
TypeAcademy
EstablishedMay 1962; 62 years ago (May 1962)
Local authorityEssex County Council
SpecialistArts (performing arts)
Department for Education URN137694 Tables
OfstedReports
Executive headteacher (de facto)Helena Mills (CEO of BMAT)
HeadteacherLaura McGlashan
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1144 as of January 2022[1]
Capacity1200[1]
Houses  Moore
  Eliot
  Sheppard
  Hunt
  Cheshire
  Cockcroft[2]
Colour(s)Maroon and white   
PublicationThe Burnt Mill (discontinued)[3]
Burnt Mill News (since 2005)[4]
Websitehttp://www.burntmillacademy.org

Burnt Mill Academy (formerly known de facto as Burnt Mill School) is a secondary school academy and specialist performing arts college situated on First Avenue in Harlow, Essex, England.[5][6] The school originally opened in May 1962 as Burnt Mill Comprehensive School, de jure keeping this name until academisation in 2011.[7][8][9] In 2003, it became a specialist performing arts college, specialising in dance, drama and music. It joined the Confucius institute programme in 2007, partnering with Suzhou Lida Middle School in Jiangsu, China. This granted the school an International School Award.[10] It gained academy status in 2011[11] and formed the Burnt Mill Academy Trust (BMAT) in 2013. BMAT has since become a multi-academy trust, with 12 member schools as of 2021.[12][13]

At Burnt Mill's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2012, the school received outstanding grades in all categories.[14] The school is the founding and leading school of the Burnt Mill Academy Trust, with the CEO being Helena Mills, the school's former headteacher.[13] The trust was praised in 2016 by Prime Minister David Cameron as an example of the success of the academies programme, being used for the programme's defence when challenged by opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn during Prime Minister's Questions.[15] The band Swim Deep recorded the music video for their song Grand Affection at the school, which featured the school's GCSE drama students.[16][17]

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  2. ^ "House Points - Burnt Mill Academy". www.burntmillacademy.org. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Burnt Mill History Log Book 1962 to 1986" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Burnt Mill News". Archived from the original on 10 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Our Arts Specialism - Burnt Mill Academy". www.burntmillacademy.org. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Burnt Mill Academy - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  7. ^ "School History - Burnt Mill Academy". www.burntmillacademy.org. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Burnt Mill History Log Book 1962 to 1986" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Burnt Mill Comprehensive School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  10. ^ "BM international". 4 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Burnt Mill Academy". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Burnt Mill Academy Trust - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Inspirational Burnt Mill headteacher made a CBE in Honours List". Your Harlow. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Burnt Mill Academy" (PDF). Ofsted. November 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  15. ^ Smith, Louie; Ellis, Mark (28 April 2016). "Boss of academy school hailed by David Cameron to sack 140 staff over funds". mirror. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Burnt Mill Students feature in music video - Latest News - Burnt Mill Academy". www.burntmillacademy.org. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  17. ^ Swim Deep - Grand Affection (Official Video), retrieved 26 December 2021