Erasmus Darwin Academy, Burntwood

In 2026, pupils at Erasmus Darwin Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Staffordshire and 47 across England.

35% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Staffordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 47.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.27: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.4, against 47.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 210 families put Erasmus Darwin Academy as their first choice and 448 named it as one of their preferences, for 192 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 25 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Erasmus Darwin Academy are Brownhills Ormiston Academy (1 mile, Attainment 8 42.5); Chase Terrace Academy (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.3); Norton Canes High School (1.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 43.5); and Shire Oak Academy (2.4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37).

Erasmus Darwin Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Erasmus Darwin Academy is one of 8 schools run by Primitas Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Of the 186 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 93 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 47% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 32% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Hednesford Rail Station, about 4 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is King Street (opposite), 200 metres away.

In 2024/25, Erasmus Darwin Academy issued 77 suspensions, 6.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Erasmus Darwin Academy are St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Ridgeway Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Watling Street Primary School (0.9 miles) and Springhill Primary Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.