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Hazelwick School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formWest Sussex, South East · Crawley RH10 1SXTrust: Hazelwick SchoolSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,913of 1,889 places
Free school meals
18.9%
Year 11 cohort 2025
303
Ofsted
Outstanding, 3 October 2023Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Hazelwick School (URN 126070, until 1 August 2011).

What the data says

Of the 302 pupils who finished Year 11 at Hazelwick School in 2023, 54% stayed on in Hazelwick School’s own sixth form (West Sussex average 26%), 22% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 187 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 57% went to university (West Sussex 28%, England 37%), and 23% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.2 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in West Sussex, with 46% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in West Sussex and England.

Hazelwick School
West Sussex
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureHazelwick SchoolWest SussexEngland
Pupils in the cohort3028,692607,348
Any sustained destination94%94%92%
Stayed in education92%88%86%
— school sixth form54%26%34%
— sixth form college15%20%13%
— further education college22%41%37%
— other education2%2%
Apprenticeship2%2%3%
Employment1%3%3%
No sustained destination5%5%6%
Destination unknown1%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Hazelwick School
West Sussex
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureHazelwick SchoolWest SussexEngland
Students in the cohort1877,988541,441
Any sustained destination91%78%79%
University (higher education)57%28%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students23%14%19%
Further education1%6%5%
Apprenticeship6%6%7%
Employment27%38%28%
No sustained destination5%15%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureHazelwick SchoolWest SussexEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)50.246.246.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%46%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%67%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects42%37%41%
EBacc average point score4.564.074.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort21%18%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils38.231.434.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils53.349.450.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language27%11%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics30099%88%23%22%75%
English Language30099%89%16%20%78%
English Literature29698%86%16%21%75%
Combined Science24882%65%15%9%66%
History18461%41%25%26%66%
Geography13545%41%25%25%74%
Business Studies9832%18%29%20%74%
Art and Design6722%7%18%24%70%
Spanish6521%19%42%27%82%
Photography5919%6%22%19%73%
Computer Science5418%13%24%30%65%
Sociology5117%4%35%21%73%
French5117%18%39%29%76%
Physics4916%23%69%46%98%
Chemistry4916%23%69%47%100%
Biology4916%23%73%45%100%
Drama4816%7%40%27%88%
Media Studies4114%4%12%20%59%
Food Preparation and Nutrition4013%8%13%21%43%
Physical Education3913%11%13%24%46%
German238%5%13%33%65%
Design and Technology238%11%17%23%74%
Music207%5%5%33%45%
Chinese21%1%75%
Persian10%0%77%
Turkish10%0%71%
Gujarati10%0%57%
Polish10%1%84%
Portuguese10%0%50%
Arabic10%1%47%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Computer Appreciation / Introduction7548%
Engineering Studies3623%
Childcare Skills2717%
Tourism1610%
Music performance: Group138%
Additional Mathematics FSMQ11%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureHazelwick SchoolWest SussexEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study365
— of whom A level students1563,581261,341
Average A level gradeB-C+B-
Average points per A level entry35.0633.9935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects16%16%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics6844%31%
Biology4730%20%
Chemistry3724%17%
Psychology3422%23%
Computer Science2617%5%
Sociology2516%13%
Law2315%4%
Economics1912%13%
History1610%13%
Physics1510%12%
Electronics149%0%
Further Mathematics128%5%
Geography128%10%
Business Studies117%13%
Politics106%6%
Media Studies106%4%
Drama74%2%
English Literature74%11%
Physical Education64%3%
Spanish2%
Art and Design1%
Photography3%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma at Level 33019%
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 31711%
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31610%
Applied BusinessVRQ Level 3138%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)96%
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 374%
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 374%
TourismBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)
Art and DesignGCE AS level (All)
BiologyGCE AS level (All)
ChemistryGCE AS level (All)
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
PsychologyGCE AS level (All)
Art and DesignGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
BiologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
ChemistryGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
PsychologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Applied SciencesVRQ Level 3

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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.