Hazelwick School
Hazelwick School is an Academy Co-educational Comprehensive School for pupils aged 11 to 18, located in Crawley, West Sussex, England.
| Hazelwick School | |
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| Address | |
Hazelwick Mill Lane , , RH10 1SX England | |
| Coordinates | 51.1252°N 0.1652°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary academy |
| Motto | Effort Achieves. |
| Established | 1952 |
| Local authority | West Sussex County Council |
| Specialists | Technology,Humanities and IT |
| Department for Education URN | 137263 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Dr Katherine Milkoy |
| Head teacher | Ann Fearon |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 2000+ |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue |
| Website | http://www.hazelwick.org |
History
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 School in line with new laws passed by the Coalition 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 as varied 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
- Laura Moffatt - Former Member of Parliament for Crawley (1997-2010)[6]
- Gareth Southgate - former England and Middlesbrough footballer. From 28 September 2016 he became the England Football manager, replacing Sam Allardyce.[7] Did not complete education at Hazelwick [8]
- Alex Mayer - Member of the European Parliament (2016-2019)
- Mike Hazlewood - musician, co-writer of "The Air That I Breathe" recorded by The Hollies
- Philip Lawson - singer, composer, arranger, baritone with The King's Singers (1994–present)
- Dan Walker - sport journalist and presenter of the BBC's Football Focus.
- Grace Saif - actress known for Doctors and the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why.
Notable former teachers
- Romesh Ranganathan - Comedian (Head of Sixth Form and Maths teacher)[9]
References
- "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.
- "School pleased with new role as an academy". ThisIsSussex. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- Department for Education and Skills (2007). "Edubase". Department for Education and Skills. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
- "Naacemarked Schools". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
- "Hazelwick School KS4 Brochure 2011" (PDF). Hazelwick School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (2002). The Almanac of British Politics. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415268332.
- "Archive news from The Argus". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
- 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.