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Erasmus Darwin Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Pool Road, Burntwood WS7 3QW · eda.staffs.sch.uk · 01543 685828
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,112
- 28 over 1,084 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 210 families put the school first and 192 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 192 | 210 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 180 | 206 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 181 | 260 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 240 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 217 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 44.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.14 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 55.4 | +5.4 |
| Further education | 34.9 | −6.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | +1.5 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.6 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 students | C (28.8) | Below average -0.45 | |
| 83 students | C (28.8) | Below average -0.45 | |
| 46 students | Merit+ (28.8) | Average +0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 92 | C- (27.4) | -0.59 |
| 2022/23 | 96 | C- (27.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 90 | C+ (34.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 78 | C (31) | -0.15 |
| 2017/18 | 77 | C- (28.3) | -0.21 |
| 2016/17 | 70 | C (30) | +0.11 |
| 2015/16 | 60 | C (30.5) | +0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 47.3 | −2.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5 | −4.7 |
| Employment | 32.3 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 6.5 | +4.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Erasmus Darwin Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (157 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 157
- 14% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (18%) with SEND