The Hart School

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Penkridge Bank Road
Rugeley
Staffordshire
WS15 2UE
Phone 01889802440
Reference Number 137100

The Hart School remains a good educational institution characterized by an inclusive and supportive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Leaders maintain high expectations and have crafted a robust curriculum that promotes not only academic success but also personal development through various extracurricular activities. The school's culture is built on the core values of happiness, ambition, resilience, and tolerance, which pupils embrace in their daily interactions. Recent improvements in the behavior policy and curriculum show a commitment to excellence and the well-being of all students.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1216
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.74%
Girls: 49.26%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 108 124 232
8 111 104 215
9 113 118 231
10 120 105 225
11 113 97 210
12 23 14 37
13 29 37 66

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.1%
White, Other 2.5%
Unclassified 1%
White & Asian 0.8%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
African 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 21 Jun 2023
Date Report
21 Jun 2023 School inspection
01 Oct 2020 Monitoring visit
20 Mar 2018 Full inspection:
23 Apr 2013 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Strong leadership with high expectations for pupils.
  • Inclusive environment that supports individual needs.
  • Positive relationships between staff and students.
  • Wide variety of extracurricular activities available.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Calm and orderly classrooms with positive attitudes to learning.
  • Focus on reading and promoting literacy across subjects.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some teachers do not adapt teaching methods to meet all pupils' needs.
  • Low uptake of modern foreign languages at key stage 4.

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
46.5

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 41.8%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 61.5%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 29.28
Average Points (best 3) 33.85

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 3.8%
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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 108 25
Third Preference 32 3
From another Local Authority 0 0

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