Hazelwick School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · West Sussex
Hazelwick School Close, Crawley, RH10 1SX
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 03/10/2023
Application demand
61%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
15.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,913
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,889 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
61%
1st preference success rate
285 of 467 families who put it first got an offer
306
Places offered
1090
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 467 | 285 | ● 61% |
| 2nd preference | 397 | 20 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 209 | 1 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1090 | 306 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 56 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Leadbitter
- Address
- Hazelwick School Close, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1SX
- Phone
- 01293403344
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Three Bridges · Crawley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137263
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HAZELWICK SCHOOL
1,913 pupils · 1,889 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
22 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,565 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.51 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.21 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.56 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 303 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.06 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 156 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 300 | 23% | 56% | 75% | |
| English Language | 300 | 16% | 57% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 296 | 16% | 59% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 248 | 15% | 45% | 66% | |
| History | 184 | 25% | 53% | 66% | |
| Geography | 135 | 25% | 64% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 126 | 20% | 52% | 71% | |
| Business | 98 | 29% | 66% | 74% | |
| Spanish | 65 | 42% | 77% | 82% | |
| Computer Science | 54 | 24% | 46% | 65% | |
| French | 51 | 39% | 61% | 76% | |
| Social Studies | 51 | 35% | 63% | 73% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 69 | 3% | 25% | 49% | |
| Biology | 47 | 2% | 30% | 55% | |
| Chemistry | 37 | 0% | 19% | 57% | |
| Psychology | 34 | 6% | 21% | 53% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 0% | 27% | 50% | |
| Law | 25 | 4% | 4% | 36% | |
| Sociology | 25 | 8% | 20% | 52% | |
| Economics | 20 | 5% | 35% | 85% | |
| History | 17 | 0% | 6% | 53% | |
| Physics | 15 | 7% | 33% | 60% | |
| Electronics | 14 | 0% | 43% | 57% | |
| Geography | 12 | 0% | 8% | 58% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13002: Hazelwick School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 55% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.