The Hart School is a state-funded secondary school in Cannock Chase, West Midlands, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,157 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,238.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (22 Jun 2023). The published Attainment 8 score was 46.5 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 129 first-preference applications and 159 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 22 Jun 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 22 Jun 2023: School remains Good
Published 27 Apr 2018.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Staffordshire |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 159 |
| First-preference applications | 129 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 254 |
| First-preference offers | 129 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 46.5 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 63.8% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 41.8% |
| EBacc entry | 9.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 5.6% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 3.8% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.61 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.28 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 33.85 |
| Value added | -0.34 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.52 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | -0.17 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 3.8% |
| Pupils | 60 |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | C+ |
| Published progress band | Below average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 35.6% |
| Sixth-form college | 0% |
| Further education college | 45.5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% |
| Employment | 5% |
| Not sustained | 5.9% |
| Unknown | 4% |
Cohort: 202 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 90.1%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 58.8% |
| Further education | 0% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.8% |
| Employment | 27.5% |
| Not sustained | 3.9% |
| Unknown | 0% |
Cohort: 51 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 96.1%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
21.7 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 5.73% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 3.73% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 91.7% |
| White other | 3% |
| Mixed | 2.5% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Other | 0.3% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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