Acland Burghley School

Burghley Road School was opened in 1884 as a mixed elementary school, and in 1895 a building for senior pupils was added. In 1905 the new Acland School (named after Arthur Acland) was established on Fortess Road, near the station while taking the senior boys from Burghley Road. The senior girls moved to Chesters Road in 1931, leaving juniors (both boys and girls) at Burghley Road. During World War II the schools remained open as "emergency" schools for children who had not been evacuated. In 1959 the schools were re-merged as a mixed, non-selective school, Acland Burghley School. New buildings were constructed in the 1960s.

The school is notable for its brutalist architecture by firm Howell Killick Partridge and Amis, constructed between 1963 and 1967. It consists of a three storey central core with three five storey towers fanning out from the east side. A hexagonal assembly hall using timber and concrete is linked to the hall by a walkway. In 1979 the original gymnasium and games hall was destroyed in a fire. Later additions include a replacement sports hall, a two storey music and dance centre, and a sixth form centre.