Erasmus Darwin Academy
Pool Road, Burntwood, WS7 3QW
1,112 pupils · 103% of 1,084 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 May 2023, published 6 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 44.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 70.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 15.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.09 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 192 | 210 | 448 | 192 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 180 | 206 | 441 | 180 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 181 | 260 | 511 | 181 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 180 | 240 | 493 | 180 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 179 | 217 | 472 | 179 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 182 | 283 | 504 | 182 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 181 | 252 | 454 | 181 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 182 | 269 | 514 | 182 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Brownhills Ormiston Academy 1.5 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Chase Terrace Academy 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Norton Canes High School 2.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Shire Oak Academy 3.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy 5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kingsmead School 5.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.