Hagley Park Academy was originally founded as Hagley Park County Secondary Modern in 1955The Electrical Journal, volume 155 (1955), page 1880 and was located in Rugeley, Staffordshire.
History Arson attacks On Monday 3 February 1975 at 11.45pm there was an arson attack that cost £200,000.Rugeley Times Saturday 26 August 1978, page 9
On Saturday 19 August 1978 there was an arson attack that cost £150,000. There were 40 firemen, who for 90 minutes, pumped water from the school swimming pool.Staffordshire Sentinel Monday 21 August 1978, page 1
Both fires were started by 18 year old Keith Fletcher.Rugeley Times Saturday 2 September 1978, page 3 His father had been sacked from the school, the former caretaker, after committing an offence. He was possibly a pyromaniac, being 'fascinated by fire engines'. He had made hoax phone calls to attract attention of the fire service.Staffordshire Sentinel Saturday 4 November 1978, page 4
He started the second fire, when intoxicated, in revenge for his father being sacked. He was given two years at Stafford Court on Friday 3 November 1978, after pleading guilty. The judge was looking at much longer imprisonment.Rugeley Times Saturday 11 November 1978, page 10
Academy Later it was rebuilt and changed its name to Hagley Park Sports College,Geograph becoming Hagley Park Academy between 2011 and 2015. This was a mixed secondary school which was part of the Creative Education Trust, along with Fair Oak Academy and Rugeley Sixth Form Academy.
Merger In November 2015 the Creative Education Trust launched a consultation on the possibility of merging its academies in Rugeley. The plans foresaw the new school operating over two sites, with pupils in academic years 7, 8 and 9 housed at the Fair Oak Academy site as a lower school and years 10, 11, 12 and 13 housed at the Hagley Park Academy site as an upper school. The merger commenced in September 2016,Rugeley Academies, September 2015 and The Hart School opened in its place, using the Hagley Park site to house 'Upper School' years (10, 11, 12 and 13).
From January 2021 to March 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic, former Hagley Park Academy facilities were used as a free walk-in COVID-19 testing site.
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External links School Web Site