New school planned on former power station site

Approval has been given for a new school on the site of a former power station.

The school, in Rugeley, Staffordshire, has been described by the council as an ‘all-through’ school, providing education from nursery age to post-16.

It will open in two phases, with secondary education starting from September 2025, while nursery and reception admissions will begin in September 2026.

When full, it will provide 420 primary school places, 750 secondary school places, a 52-place nursery and 200-place sixth form. It will be run by John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust, which runs schools across Staffordshire and Derbyshire.

Staffordshire County Council Cabinet Member for Education, Jonathan Price, said opening the new school would address pressures on secondary school places locally.

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