Erasmus Darwin Academy
Secondary schoolErasmus Darwin Academy is a secondary school in Lichfield, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,112 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 17 May 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Erasmus Darwin Academy was 44.9, against 47.0 in Lichfield and 46.2 in England.
35.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Lichfield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | 47.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35.1% | 48.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64.9% | 67.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 194 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Chasetown Community SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade270 m
- St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed730 m
- Ridgeway Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Watling Street Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Springhill Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Brownhills Ormiston AcademySecondary. Some aspects not as strong, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Lichfield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).