Norton Canes High SchoolErasmus Darwin Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Norton Canes High School and Erasmus Darwin Academy are secondary schools.
Norton Canes High School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Erasmus Darwin Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Erasmus Darwin Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Norton Canes High School was judged Requires improvement and Erasmus Darwin Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.5 for Norton Canes High School and 44.9 for Erasmus Darwin Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Norton Canes High School (34.7 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Erasmus Darwin Academy (54.7 in 2021-22, 44.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CannockNorton Canes High School | BurntwoodErasmus Darwin Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100 | C61/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 65th of 70 in Staffordshire | 14th of 70 in Staffordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 400 | 1,112 | |
| Capacity | 724 | 1,084 | |
| Location | Cannock, WS11 9SP | Burntwood, WS7 3QW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.5 | 44.9 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.4% Stronger figure | 35.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60.8% | 64.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 79 | 194 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 12 | 83 | |
| A-level average points | 15.2 | 28.8 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 31.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 10.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 439 | 1,128 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 36.7% | 18.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.6% | 3.2% | |
| SEN support | 19.8% | 11.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.4% | 4.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.3% | 7.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.1% | 18.6% Stronger figure | 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
A-level average points
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.
Norton Canes High School
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