Burntwood School
Burntwood
Nearest train station: Earlsfield
was opened as a new school in September 1986 although the buildings date from 1958. A new forward-looking school was created by Governors, staff and students to realise our mission statement 'the best education today for the women of tomorrow'. There was a real commitment to girl's education and achievement.
The school is a 'foundation' school linked financially to the Local Education Authority, Wandsworth, but our Governors control admissions, staffing, buildings and curriculum policies.
The school numbers 1,680 students aged 11 to 18, with over 300 in the Sixth Form. 283 students are admitted each year from a wide range of primary schools, in several London Boroughs. We currently have students drawn from over 50 different nationalities and a wide range of languages are spoken.
Facilities
The building, dating from 1958, is an award winning design by London County Council architects. A landscaped site of 13 acres provides a campus style design together with an adjoining sports field. Teaching is centred in two main blocks containing specialist areas for Science laboratories, Computer networks, Design & Technology workshops, Mathematics rooms, the Library, English and Media Studies, Art rooms, Dance, Drama and Music areas, Language laboratories and classrooms.
Separate buildings include a large hall (which seats the whole school for Assembly) and a drama hall, a staff room, a student refectory and a Physical Education building which includes three large gymnasia and a swimming pool. The Sixth Form have their own block.