Hazelwick School

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Hazelwick School Academy
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Address
Hazelwick School
Hazelwick Mill Lane

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RH10 1SX

England
Coordinates 51°07′31″N0°09′55″W / 51.1252°N 0.1652°W / 51.1252; -0.1652
Information
Type Secondary academy
MottoEffort Achieves.
Established1952
Local authority West Sussex County Council
SpecialistsTechnology, humanities and IT
Department for Education URN 137263 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsRachel Bowron
Head teacherAnn Fearon
Gender Mixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment2000+
Colour(s)Royal Blue  
Website http://www.hazelwick.org

Hazelwick School is a co-educational comprehensive school with academy status for pupils aged 11 to 18, located in Crawley, West Sussex, England. Its alumni include former football and England manager Gareth Southgate and comedian Romesh Ranganathan.

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History

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Hazelwick School entrance

Hazelwick School was built in 1953 as part of developing Crawley as a new town [1] and was opened as Hazelwick county secondary modern school in 1953. [2] A further building was added in 1959, [2] and in 1960 became a bilateral modern and grammar school, [2] becoming a comprehensive school in 1964. [2]

In 1971, the school reduced its age range to 12-18, as the area became a three-tier area, with provision for children in middle schools up until the age of twelve, and in 1984 the number of students attending was 1,675. [2] In 2004, with the school once again took pupils aged eleven, at the beginning of year 7. In preparation for this latter change, the school had considerable work done to buildings. It had been thought that the school would form part of the local private finance initiative which re-built other local schools, but this was not to be the case. [3] A full-sized, floodlit, astroturf pitch was added in 2006. [1] A new Learning Resource Centre, library, and specialist IT educational facility were added in 2007. [1]

Academy status

At the start of August 2011, Hazelwick School became an academy in line with new laws passed by the government. Academy status was sought due to the school governing body and parental community wanting to have independent control over the school, believing that in the long run the school itself (and the governing body) is best placed to make decisions about its future development. [4]

Students

The school caters for around 2000 pupils who are separated into 7 different years within the school. Years 7 to 8 study at Key Stage 3 which acts as the foundation knowledge of their educational career. Years 9 to 11 study at Key Stage 4 where pupils study to obtain a variety of qualifications such as; GCSEs, BTECs, NVQs and some pupils can even take A Levels. At Hazelwick's sixth form, approximately 400 students are taught at Key Stage 5 which provides several qualifications for students to obtain, with the main being A Levels. A range of other higher level awards such as BTEC and NVQ are also offered by the school. [5]

Curriculum

The school offers core subjects such as maths, science and English, and optional subjects such as drama, electronics, art, music and ICT. [6]

Notable former pupils

Notable former teachers

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