Erasmus Darwin Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Pool Road
 Burntwood
 Staffordshire WS7 3QW
Telephone: 01543 685828

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Chasetown Specialist Sports College
Trust: Primitas Learning Partnership

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Phil Walklate (since September 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Mark Maydew
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 63.08 / 30.61
Non-teaching Staff*: 63.93
Number of pupils: 1128
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.9
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 17.80% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 34.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 14.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 8.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 17.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Staffordshire
Constituency: Lichfield
Electoral Ward: Hammerwich with Wall
School Number: 8605404

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 11th September 2014 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Chasetown Community School (0.2km) show on map
  2. St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  3. Ridgeway Primary Academy (0.8km) show on map
  4. Springhill Primary Academy (1.4km) show on map
  5. Watling Street Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  6. Brownhills Ormiston Academy (1.5km) show on map
  7. Chase Terrace Academy (1.6km) show on map
  8. Chase Terrace Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  9. Brownhills West Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  10. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  11. Highfields Primary Academy (2.1km) show on map
  12. St James Academy (2.2km) show on map
  13. Norton Canes Primary Academy (2.2km) show on map
  14. Holly Grove Primary Academy (2.3km) show on map
  15. Fulfen Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  16. Norton Canes High School (2.4km) show on map
  17. Ogley Hay Nursery School (2.5km) show on map
  18. Boney Hay Primary Academy (2.8km) show on map
  19. Millfield Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  20. Jerome Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  21. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  22. Shire Oak Academy (3.8km) show on map
  23. Heath Hayes Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  24. Walsall Wood School (4.1km) show on map
  25. Gentleshaw Primary Academy (4.3km) show on map
  26. Five Ways Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  27. Gorsemoor Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  28. Ryders Hayes School (4.4km) show on map
  29. St John's Church of England Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  30. Oakwood School (4.7km) show on map
  31. Castlefort Academy (4.8km) show on map
  32. St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy (4.9km) show on map
  33. Pelsall Village School (5.1km) show on map
  34. Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy (5.1km) show on map
  35. Hazel Slade Primary Academy (5.3km) show on map
  36. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  37. Maple Hayes Hall School (5.4km) show on map
  38. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy (5.5km) show on map
  39. Kingsmead School (5.6km) show on map
  40. St Michael's Church of England C Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  41. Moat Hall Primary Academy (5.6km) show on map
  42. Great Wyrley Academy (5.6km) show on map
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  44. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (5.8km) show on map
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  96. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  97. Christ Church Church of England Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  98. Jubilee Academy Mossley (7.7km) show on map
  99. Willows Primary Academy (7.7km) show on map
  100. Leamore Primary School (7.7km) show on map
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