Erasmus Darwin Academy is a secondary school located in Burntwood. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/09/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Pool Road, Burntwood

School Information

Address: Pool Road, Burntwood, WS7 3QW
Website: http://www.eda.staffs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01543685828
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mark Maydew
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136886

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1084
Number of Pupils: 1111
Number of Boys: 578
Number of Girls: 533

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.45 Confidence interval 0.25 to 0.65
Of the 159 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 155 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:69%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:59%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:56.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.19
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ogley Hay Nursery School
Brickiln Street, Brownhills WS8 6AU 		2,694 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary
High Street, Chasetown WS7 3XL 		796 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ridgeway Primary School
Grange Road, Chasetown WS7 4TU 		958 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Watling Street Primary School
Watling Street, Brownhills WS8 7LW 		1,494 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Springhill Primary Academy
Mossbank Avenue, Chasetown WS7 4UN 		1,592 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chase Terrace Primary School
Rugeley Road, Chase Terrace WS7 1AH 		1,804 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Erasmus Darwin Academy
Pool Road, WS7 3QW 		0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrownhills Ormiston Academy
Deakin Avenue, Brownhills WS8 7QG 		1,686 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chase Terrace Academy
Bridge Cross Road, Chase Terrace WS7 2DB 		1,858 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Norton Canes High School
Burntwood Road, Norton Canes WS11 9SP 		2,604 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Chasetown Community School
Church Street, Chasetown WS7 3QL 		300 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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