Hazelwick School
Hazelwick School Close, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1SX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HAZELWICK SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr David Leadbitter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,889
- Pupils on roll
- 1,913
- URN
- 137263
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293403344
About this school
Hazelwick School is a secondary academy in Crawley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,913 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 302 | 296 | 303 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.1 | 49.6 | 50.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.36 +0.19 to +0.53 | +0.30 +0.14 to +0.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 44.9% | 45.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 69.6% | 66.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 43% | 34.1% | 42.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
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 Hazelwick 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 | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.1 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.6 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,879 |
| 2023/24 | 1,883 |
| 2024/25 | 1,890 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hazelwick School compares
Hazelwick School ranked 12th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.2 | 6.6% | 18.7% | 1,913 | — |
| Oriel High School | 45.4 | 8.8% | 14.9% | 1,441 | 1.4 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley | 45.5 | 6.5% | 16% | 1,174 | 1.9 miles |
| Ifield Community College | — | — | — | 1,214 | 2.0 miles |
| Thomas Bennett Community College | 33.1 | 11.6% | 37.8% | 1,261 | 2.1 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley | 41.7 | 12% | 32.4% | 1,340 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 3 October 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report22 June 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.74%
- English as an additional language
- 32.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.58%
- Persistent absence
- 15.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oriel High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Crawley
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley1.9 miles
Secondary · Crawley
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Ifield Community College2.0 miles
Secondary · Crawley
-
Thomas Bennett Community College2.1 miles
Secondary · Crawley
-
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley2.3 miles
Secondary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
Hazelwick School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Crawley.
- Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley Secondary
- Ifield Community College Secondary
- Oriel High School Secondary
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley Secondary
- Thomas Bennett Community College Secondary
- Broadfield Primary Academy Primary
- Brook Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Crawley Down Village CofE School Primary
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Primary
- Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Primary
- Forge Wood Primary School Primary
- Gossops Green Primary Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hazelwick School teach?
- Hazelwick School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of Hazelwick School?
- The headteacher of Hazelwick School is Mr David Leadbitter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hazelwick School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hazelwick School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hazelwick School?
- Hazelwick School has 1,913 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hazelwick School full?
- Hazelwick School has capacity for 1,889 pupils and 1,913 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Hazelwick School a faith school?
- No. Hazelwick School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hazelwick School a selective school?
- No. Hazelwick School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Hazelwick School?
- Hazelwick School is part of HAZELWICK SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hazelwick School have?
- The schools register lists Hazelwick School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hazelwick School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.1 in 2022/23 and 50.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hazelwick School rank locally?
- Hazelwick School ranked 12th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hazelwick School's absence rate?
- Hazelwick School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hazelwick School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hazelwick 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 1 July 2026.