The latest chapter of the OAE's story began in September 2020 when we moved into Acland Burghley School in north London.
Our residency at this non-uniformed comprehensive in North London is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom.
The school isn’t just OAE’s landlord or physical home. Instead, it offers the opportunity to build on twenty years of work in the borough through our long-standing partnership with Camden Music – underpinning our core ‘enlightenment’ mission of reaching as wide an audience as possible.

The Story
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Acland Burghley School are engaged in a unique partnership between…

The Five Point Plan
Our vision for our residency at Acland Burghley is a relationship where we include the whole school community…

Our Commitment
We believe that the radical step to embed completely in a North London Comprehensive School is an act…

A Year at Acland Burghley
Alongside more conventional strands of orchestral engagement, we have been able to initiate a series of entirely novel…