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Admissions

The Hart School is an oversubscribed school. We are delighted that parents and carers are choosing our school as their number one choice.

Here you will find an overview of entry to our school. 

Students normally join the school in Year 7. Occasional entry is possible into other year groups, however we are oversubscribed in some areas so in-year admissions cannot be guaranteed. 

Visiting 

Before applying, we would encourage you to contact us with a view to arranging a visit to the school. We normally have open mornings and evenings in both the autumn and summer term and they provide an ideal opportunity to view our wonderful facilities and to meet our students and staff. 

Admission Arrangements

Year 7

Most students join the school from local primary schools at the age of 11 (Year 7) through the Local Authority’s admission arrangements for secondary schools which The Hart School has adopted.

The majority of students who are admitted to The Hart School live within the school’s catchment area. Places are usually offered to students who reside outside the catchment area where numbers in any year group fall below the planned Admission Number which is currently 220.

Staffordshire County Council manages all applications for students wishing to join the school in Year 7. All places are allocated in line with the local authority’s admission arrangements. Please follow this link to find out more.

Arriving at a new school is an exciting time for students. We want new students to feel at home as quickly as possible and so work closely with partner schools to ensure a smooth transition from primary to secondary school. This enables students to transfer without undue difficulty and to settle quickly to the routines of secondary school.

Open Evening

An Open Evening is held annually early in the Autumn Term for parents and students due to transfer to The Hart School in September of the following year. The purpose of this meeting is to give students and parents an initial opportunity to look around the school, to hear more about our ethos and the opportunities which we offer and to ask questions. Information regarding this meeting is communicated via local schools and dates are advertised on our website.