The Hart School
School Name: The Hart School Address: Penkridge Bank Road Town/City: Rugeley County: Staffordshire Postcode: WS15 2UE Telephone Number: 01889 802440 Website: http://www.hartschool.org.uk/
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18) Type: Academy sponsor led Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2011 Trust: Creative Education Trust Sponsor: Creative Education Trust
Headteacher: Miss Rachael Sandham
Capacity: 1238
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1157 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 93% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 29.2%
URN: 137100
DfE Number: 860/4002
UKPRN: 10034980
UPRN: 100032227164
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Cannock Chase (E07000192)
Constituency: Cannock Chase (E14001150)
Electoral Ward: Etching Hill & the Heath (E05015746)
Easting & Northing: 403440E, 317957N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 45' 35.45" N 1° 57' 1.19" W
Plus Code: 9C4WQ25X+WV
DfE Record: View record
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- Ms Marianne Blake - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Ms Sandip dosanjh - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Mr Andrew Drake - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 4 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 September 2026.
- Mrs Andrea Felton - Local Governor. Appointed on 14 October 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 October 2027.
- Mrs Melanie Havelock-Crozier - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Mr Geoff Hunt - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 March 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 3 March 2029.
- Mr Sean O'Meara - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 September 2026.
- Rachael Sandham - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2020 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).