Rugeley John Taylor
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Rugeley, WS15 1FY
- Distance
- 2.7km away
The Hart School
Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UE
Local ranking29th of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1238
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 22 June 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 223
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Higher education
- 55.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 13.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
60
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 104
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1216
- Boys
- 574 (50%)
- Girls
- 583 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1238 (93% full)
- SEND
- 17.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.1%
- EAL
- 3.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.4%
- SEN Support
- 15.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,989/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 93.0%
- White Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Black African: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Other: 0.5%
- Black Other: 0.3%
93.0%
White British
2.6%
White Other
0.8%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Penkridge Bank Road
Rugeley, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137100
- UKPRN
- 10034980
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
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