Secondary school

Erasmus Darwin Academy

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Staffordshire
  • WS7 3QW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,258 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 39%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 25%25%2016/17: top 21%2017/18: top 17%2018/19: top 11%11% · 2018/192021/22: top 23%2022/23: top 34%2023/24: top 28%2024/25: top 39%No exams

A-level results

#178 of 241 West Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against West Midlands

Attainment 847.8 · West Midlands 44.18/10 Above−12.5 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths44.9% · West Midlands 39.3%7/10 Above−20.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.14 · West Midlands 3.817/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.27 · West Midlands −0.108/10 Above−11 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry28.77 · West Midlands 31.733/10 Below−14 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 54.1 · 140 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 51.8 · 150 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 53.7 · 163 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 56.6 · 159 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 54.7 · 180 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 49.2 · 185 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 50.3 · 186 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 47.8 · 185 pupils · West Midlands 44.1556.647.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 53% · 150 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 55% · 163 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 59% · 159 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 63% · 180 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 50% · 185 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 51.6% · 186 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 44.9% · 185 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%63%44.9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.46 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 29.95 · 70 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 28.25 · 77 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 30.95 · 78 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 34.11 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 27.45 · 96 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 27.41 · 92 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 28.77 · 83 pupils · West Midlands 31.7334.1127.41No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in88.1%
185 of 210 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 88.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st210185
2nd1754
3rd543

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Sixth form provision
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,112
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.9%
First language not English3.2%
SEN support11.6%
EHC plan4.2%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils18.6%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

102.6% full · 1,084 places · 190 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.6
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 54.1
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 30.6
  • Other support 33.3

Teachers 63.1 FTE · Whole workforce 127 · 146 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,118
Spend per pupil£7,259
Staff spend per pupil£5,757
Reserve per pupil£672
  • +£758,000revenue reserve
  • −£159,000in-year balance

Grants £7,327 · self-generated £363 · premises £342 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (7 academies) · trust reserve £5,042,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

186 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained96.2%
  • Education90.3%
  • Apprenticeship4.8%
  • Employment1.1%
  • Not sustained1.6%
  • Unknown2.2%

After sixth form (16–18)

93 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.1%
  • Education47.3%
  • Higher education47.3%
  • Apprenticeship7.5%
  • Employment32.3%
  • Not sustained6.5%
  • Unknown6.5%