Erasmus Darwin Academy

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Erasmus Darwin Academy
Address
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Pool Road Burntwood , Staffordshire , WS7 3QW England
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Excellence for all
Local authority	Staffordshire County Council
Department for Education URN	136886 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Mr. J Marsden
Principal	Mr M.Maydew
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Houses	Ascot, Twickenham and Wimbledon
Website	http://www.eda.staffs.sch.uk/

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

History[]

It was built in 1970 as a temporary site. The school however still remains open after its high achievements^{[citation needed]} through the past 50 years. Chasetown High School's gym facility was attacked by arsonists in 2004, requiring a whole new gym to be built. 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 demolished and now is part of the school grounds. After the new gym facility was built the school acquired a new Specialist Sports status and became Chasetown Specialist Sports College.

Name change[]

However it lost its Specialist status in 2010, but required the potential to convert to an Academy. It is now known as Erasmus Darwin Academy and is one of many schools in England achieving very high grades.

Facilities[]

The school also invested in an all weather Astro-Turf in 2010. 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 refurbished Sixth Form Centre, a theatre with tiered seating, a Library Resource Centre, seven science laboratories, a student support base, specialist teaching areas.

Sports[]

There are eight hard-court tennis courts and extensive playing fields providing opportunities for a full range of sport, e.g. 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, and husband of sprinter Sonia Lannaman, and father of footballer Bradley Garmston
• Jimmy Hill (broadcaster), 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.^[1]

References[]

Coordinates: 52°40′05″N 1°56′13″W / 52.6681°N 1.9370°W / 52.6681; -1.9370