Erasmus Darwin AcademyBrownhills Ormiston Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Erasmus Darwin Academy and Brownhills Ormiston Academy are secondary schools.
Erasmus Darwin Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Brownhills Ormiston Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Erasmus Darwin Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Erasmus Darwin Academy was judged Good and Brownhills Ormiston Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.8 for Erasmus Darwin Academy and 37.1 for Brownhills Ormiston Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Erasmus Darwin Academy (54.7 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2024-25) and has risen at Brownhills Ormiston Academy (34.7 in 2021-22, 37.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BurntwoodErasmus Darwin Academy | WalsallBrownhills Ormiston Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 70 in Staffordshire | 15th of 19 in Walsall | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,128 | 744 | |
| Capacity | 1,084 | 955 | |
| Location | Burntwood, WS7 3QW | Walsall, WS8 7QG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 Stronger figure | 37.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.9% Stronger figure | 34.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.8% Stronger figure | 54.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.7% Stronger figure | 13.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.14 Stronger figure | 3.18 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 185 | 123 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 83 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 28.8 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.6 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,128 | 744 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.9% | 50.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.2% | 2.8% | |
| SEN support | 11.6% | 15.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 5.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.3% Stronger figure | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.6% Stronger figure | 27.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Erasmus Darwin Academy
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