Erasmus Darwin Academy

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Burntwood, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Not published

From Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Erasmus Darwin Academy is a secondary school in Burntwood, Staffordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

Erasmus Darwin Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	Not published
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Year 7 in 2026 there were 210 first-choice applications for 192 offers: 185 offers went to first-choice families and 25 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
87 of the 448 applications (19%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Staffordshire; 22 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 45% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Staffordshire.
In 2024/25 progress from GCSE to A level was below average, with an average A level grade of C (England B-).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Pool Road, Burntwood, WS7 3QW
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,112 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 17.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 17 May 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are happy and achieve very well at Erasmus Darwin Academy.”
“This is because leaders and teachers have carefully designed an ambitious curriculum.”
“Pupils value the support that staff give them.”

To improve

“However, sometimes teachers’ explanations are not clear enough, or they do not check effectively what pupils understand.”
“This means that gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not identified and persist, which makes it harder for them to learn new things.”
“Leaders are aware there is more to be done to accelerate the process of support for weaker readers, and have plans in place to do this.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	45%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	47.8	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	C	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 210 first-preference applications, 192 offers in total, 185 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

Chase Terrace Academy 1.1 mi Not judged
Norton Canes High School 1.5 mi Requires improvement
Kingsmead School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Great Wyrley Academy 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
Cannock Chase High School 4.1 mi School remains Good
The Friary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Cheslyn Hay Academy 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Staffordshire University Academy 4.5 mi Good Last distance published