Hazel Wood High School
Hazel Avenue, Bury, BL9 7QT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Adele Hulton
- Sponsor
- Oak Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 671
- URN
- 146970
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617976543
About this school
Hazel Wood High School is a secondary academy in Bury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 671 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 127 | 139 | 138 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.4 | 42.1 | 35.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.24 -0.02 to +0.50 | +0.02 -0.23 to +0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 33.8% | 25.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 59% | 45.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 41% | 61.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
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 Hazel Wood High 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 | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.4 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 38.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.7 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 716 |
| 2023/24 | 728 |
| 2024/25 | 720 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hazel Wood High School compares
Hazel Wood High School ranked 9th of 11 secondary schools in Bury for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.7 | 10.4% | 55.6% | 671 | — |
| Bury Church of England High School | 49.1 | 8.4% | 22% | 802 | 1.3 miles |
| St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | 46 | 8.5% | 24.7% | 1,027 | 1.4 miles |
| The Derby High School | — | — | — | — | 1.6 miles |
| Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College | 43.4 | 7.5% | 23.5% | 768 | 2.1 miles |
| Unsworth Academy | 45.4 | 7.7% | 31% | 953 | 2.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.56%
- English as an additional language
- 36.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.42%
- Persistent absence
- 29.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bury Church of England High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Bury
-
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Bury
-
The Derby High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Lancs
-
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College2.1 miles
Secondary · Heywood
-
Unsworth Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Bury
Other schools in Bury
Hazel Wood High School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Bury.
- Bury Church of England High School Secondary
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The Elton High School Secondary
- Tottington High School Secondary
- Unsworth Academy Secondary
- Woodhey High School Secondary
- Hoyle Nursery School Nursery
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School Primary
- Chantlers Primary School Primary
- Chesham Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- East Ward Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hazel Wood High School teach?
- Hazel Wood High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Hazel Wood High School?
- The headteacher of Hazel Wood High School is Mrs Adele Hulton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hazel Wood High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hazel Wood High 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 Hazel Wood High School?
- Hazel Wood High School has 671 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hazel Wood High School full?
- Hazel Wood High School has capacity for 600 pupils and 671 on roll (112%), 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 Hazel Wood High School a faith school?
- No. Hazel Wood High School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Hazel Wood High School?
- Hazel Wood High School is part of OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hazel Wood High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.4 in 2022/23 and 35.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hazel Wood High School rank locally?
- Hazel Wood High School ranked 9th of 11 secondary schools in Bury for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hazel Wood High School's absence rate?
- Hazel Wood High School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hazel Wood High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hazel Wood High 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 10 July 2026.