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Erasmus Darwin Academy

Field	Value
name	Erasmus Darwin Academy
motto	Hard Work, High Aspirations, Limitless Opportunities
established	2011
type	Academy
head_label	Principal
head	Phil Walklate
chair_label	Chair of Governors
address	Pool Road
city	Burntwood
county	Staffordshire
country	England
postcode	WS7 3QW
local_authority	Staffordshire County Council
trust	Primitas Learning Partnership
ofsted	yes
urn	136886
enrolment	1,136 (January 2023)
gender	Mixed
lower_age	11
upper_age	18
website

Erasmus Darwin Academy (previously Chasetown High School, then Chasetown Specialist Sports College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status in the Chasetown area of Burntwood in Staffordshire, England.

History

Chasetown High School opened in 1970. Its gym was attacked by arsonists in 2004 and had to be rebuilt. This work was completed in 2006, following which the school bought a field opposite Pool Road as an extension for more field activities. The road was closed and now is part of the school grounds. After the new gym was built the school gained Specialist Sports College status.

The school converted to an academy in 2011 and was renamed to commemorate Erasmus Darwin, the 18th-century physician and natural philosopher who lived nearby at Lichfield.

In 2022, the prime minister at the time Rishi Sunak visited the school.

Facilities

The school has a modern sports centre with a large sports hall, dance studio and gymnasium, a high quality, full-sized Astro-Turf facility, information technology rooms, design technology workshops, a Sixth Form Centre, a theatre with tiered seating, a Library Resource Centre, and science laboratories.

There are eight hard-court tennis courts and extensive playing fields providing opportunities for many sports including rugby, cricket, football, athletics and hockey.

Alumni

Chasetown High School

Mike Garmston, former chief physiotherapist to the British Olympic athletics team in the mid-1990s, a former athlete, husband of sprinter Sonia Lannaman, and father of footballer Bradley Garmston
Jimmy Hill, radio broadcaster
Kim Betts, gymnast, bodybuilder, and TV presenter best known as Lightning in the ITV show Gladiators, where she was the longest-serving female star
Matty Fryatt, Premier League footballer and coach
Hannah Hampton, Chelsea and England football goalkeeper
Tom Leak, footballer
Lewis Askey - Professional Cyclist

References

"Erasmus Darwin Academy".
(21 November 2022). "Prime Minister questioned over state of NHS during visit to school in region".
"Lightning (Kim Betts)".

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