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# End of an era as Burntwood school prepares to change name
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/end-of-an-era-as-burntwood-school-prepares-to-change-name/
- Published: 2011-06-30T16:25:09.000Z
- Updated: 2011-06-30T16:26:39.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Education, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:32, News

It will be the end of an era for hundreds of students when a Burntwood school changes its name.

[](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/i0-wp-com/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/chasetownlogo.jpg?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk)Chasetown Specialist Sports College will become Erasmus Darwin Academy tomorrow (July 1).

But the 676 pupils will wave off the old name with a ceremony tomorrow ahead of the official opening of the new academy in September.

A spokesperson said:

> “To mark the conversion to academy status tomorrow we will be launching balloons. Every child currently in school has a balloon which will be released at 12.15pm in a mass launch.  
>  
> “The balloons are part of a race – the one that gets the furthest wins that student a prize for themselves and their family.”