Rugeley School
Blithbury Road, Blithbury, Rugeley, WS15 3JQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Lisa Price
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 88
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- URN
- 132735
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01889504400
About this school
Rugeley School is an independent special school in Rugeley. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 72 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Rugeley School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Rugeley School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2000, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rugeley School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 67 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 72
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Options Trent Acres School3.5 miles
Special schools · Burton on Trent
-
Longdon Hall School3.7 miles
Special schools · Staffordshire
-
JP Alternative Education4.6 miles
Independent schools · Rugeley
-
Rocklands School6.0 miles
Academies · Lichfield
-
Maple Hayes Hall School6.4 miles
Special schools · Lichfield
Other schools in Rugeley
- Chancel Primary School Primary
- Chase View Community Primary School Primary
- Churchfield CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Forest Hills Primary School Primary
- Gentleshaw Primary Academy Primary
- Hayes Meadow Primary School Primary
- Henry Chadwick Primary School Primary
- Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School Primary
- Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School Primary
- St James Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rugeley School teach?
- Rugeley School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Rugeley.
- Who is the head teacher of Rugeley School?
- The head teacher of Rugeley School is Mrs Lisa Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rugeley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Rugeley School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Rugeley School?
- Rugeley School has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Rugeley School full?
- Rugeley School has capacity for 88 pupils and 72 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rugeley School a faith school?
- No. Rugeley School has no designated religious character.
- What are Rugeley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rugeley School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.