The Hart School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Rugeley, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2024

1.257 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 1 March 2024

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The Hart School is a secondary school in Rugeley, Staffordshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 June 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 entry.

The Hart School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2024	1.257 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Year 7 entry in 2024, the last child offered a place lived 1.257 miles from the school.
Year 7 2026 had 129 first-choice applications for 159 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 30 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 42% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 46.5 (England 46).
At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UE
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,157 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 28.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 22 June 2023

Strengths

“The Hart School is an inclusive, welcoming and friendly school.”
“Leaders are ambitious for pupils.”
“The school’s motto is ‘we can, we will, we do’ and leaders provide many opportunities, both in and out of the classroom, for this vision to be realised.”

To improve

“However, some teachers do not always adapt their teaching to meet the needs of all pupils.”
“This means that the learning of some pupils is not secure before they are moved on to the next task, and some gaps in learning persist.”
“The proportion of pupils at key stage 4 who choose subjects that make up the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is lower than the government’s ambition.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	42%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	46.5	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	C	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 129 first-preference applications, 159 offers in total, 129 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

Staffordshire University Academy 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
Kingsmead School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Chase Terrace Academy 5.3 mi Not judged
Walton High School 5.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Cannock Chase High School 5.4 mi School remains Good
Norton Canes High School 5.6 mi Requires improvement
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade
The Friary School 6.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published