Hazelwick School

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Hazelwick School Academy
Hazelwicklogo.png
Address
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Hazelwick Mill Lane

Crawley
,
West Sussex
,
RH10 1SX

England
Coordinates51°07′31″N 0°09′55″W / 51.1252°N 0.1652°W / 51.1252; -0.1652Coordinates: 51°07′31″N 0°09′55″W / 51.1252°N 0.1652°W / 51.1252; -0.1652
Information
TypeSecondary academy
MottoEffort Achieves.
Established1952
Local authorityWest Sussex County Council
SpecialistsTechnology, humanities and IT
Department for Education URN137263 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsKatherine Milkoy
Head teacherAnn Fearon
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment2000+
Colour(s)Royal Blue  
Websitehttp://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.

History[]

Hazelwick School entrance

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. This situation was reversed in 2004, with the school once again taking 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.[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.[2]

Students[]

The school caters for around 2000 pupils who are separated into 7 different years within the school. Years 7 to 9 study at Key Stage 3 which acts as the foundation knowledge of their educational career. Years 10 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 different 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.[3]

Curriculum[]

The school is a specialist technology college having specialisms in humanities and technology. It was awarded the Naacemark for schools, recognising the school's success in developing and implementing a strategic approach to ICT.[4]

Although specialised the school offers a vast range of subjects within the curriculum, from core subjects such as maths, science and English to subjects such as drama, electronics, art, music, ICT and more.[5]

Sister School[]

Hazelwick School is twinned with Aggrey School in Ghana. This twinning was, until Ann Fearon's appointment as head teacher of the school, celebrated with alternating annual trips being made by sixth formers and teachers. During the visit by Aggrey to Hazelwick a week of events to do with the cultural aspects of Ghana take place throughout the school to further ties between the two schools.

Notable former pupils[]

Notable former teachers[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hazelwick School not now part of Crawley PFI package" (Press release). West Sussex County Council. 16 July 2002. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  2. ^ "School pleased with new role as an academy". ThisIsSussex. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ^ Department for Education and Skills (2007). "Edubase". Department for Education and Skills. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
  4. ^ "Naacemarked Schools". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
  5. ^ "Hazelwick School KS4 Brochure 2011" (PDF). Hazelwick School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Stars of Tomorrow Erin Doherty - Actor". screendaily.com. 4 October 2018.
  7. ^ Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (2002). The Almanac of British Politics. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415268332.
  8. ^ "9 really famous people you might not realise went to school in Crawley". mylondon.news. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. ^ Shemilt, Stephan (10 June 2018). "World Cup: The real Gareth Southgate, by those who know him best". BBC News. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Southgate plans a party". The Argus. Newsquest Media Group. 12 November 1999. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  11. ^ "Dan Walker age, career and wife as he takes a break from BBC Breakfast". metro.co.uk. 20 June 2018.
  12. ^ "David Tong Biography".
  13. ^ Khaleeli, Homa (10 October 2016). "'We never visit? You saw us three days ago!' Romesh Ranganathan and his mum". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

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