Academy converter · West Sussex

Hazelwick School

11–18Ages
1,913Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137263URN

Hazelwick School Close, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1SX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.2 above West Sussex median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in West Sussex

1,026 applications for 290 places · 9th of 40 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.3of 90

West Sussex 46.0 England 46.0

20th of 40 in West Sussex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 3 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

3 October 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
22 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Year 7

1.2 above West Sussex median (2.3) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

1,026 applications · 290 places offered · 405 named it first

2026 3.5; West Sussex median median 2.3
2025 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.2
2024 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.2
2023 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.1
2022 3.5; West Sussex median median 2.3
2021 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.3
2020 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.4
2019 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.4
2018 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.6
2017 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.2
2016 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.3
2015 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.3
2014 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.1

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
West Sussex median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	290	1,026	3.5	405	1.40
Sep 2025	306	1,090	3.6	467	1.53
Sep 2024	294	976	3.3	387	1.32
Sep 2023	323	1,032	3.2	448	1.39
Sep 2022	299	1,040	3.5	394	1.32
Sep 2021	296	1,067	3.6	433	1.46
Sep 2020	298	997	3.4	382	1.28
Sep 2019	299	1,020	3.4	383	1.28
Sep 2018	296	990	3.3	332	1.12
Sep 2017	297	821	2.8	301	1.01
Sep 2016	300	791	2.6	312	1.04
Sep 2015	300	873	2.9	310	1.03
Sep 2014	299	686	2.3	262	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

300 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.320th of 40 in West Sussex

West Sussex 46.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%30th of 40 in West Sussex

West Sussex 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

West Sussex 68% England 66%

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	300	46.3	39%	65%	–
2024/25	303	50.2	46%	67%	–
2023/24	296	49.6	45%	70%	+0.30
2022/23	302	49.1	50%	71%	+0.36

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hazelwick SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.5applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
The Gatwick School
1.5 km · West Sussex

Good2024

3.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Oriel High School
2.3 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
3.1 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Ifield Community College
3.2 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Thomas Bennett Community College
3.4 km · West Sussex

Good2022

1.4applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
3.7 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.1applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
Oakwood School
5.4 km · Surrey

2026

1.3applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Imberhorne School
9.3 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 49.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137263 · 938/4029
Trust: Hazelwick School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,889 pupils · 1,913 on roll
Free school meals: 18.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Hazelwick School (URN 126070)
Address: Hazelwick School Close, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1SX
Local authority: West Sussex · Crawley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources