Hazelwick School
| Hazelwick School Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Hazelwick Mill Lane ,, RH10 1SX England | |
| Coordinates | 51°07′31″N0°09′55″W/ 51.1252°N 0.1652°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondaryacademy |
| Motto | Effort Achieves. |
| Established | 1952 |
| Local authority | West Sussex County Council |
| Specialists | Technology, humanities and IT |
| Department for EducationURN | 137263Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Rachel Bowron |
| Head teacher | Ann Fearon |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 2000+ |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue |
| Website | http:// hazelwick.org |
Hazelwick Schoolis a co-educational comprehensive school with academy status for pupils aged 11 to 18, located inCrawley,West Sussex,England. Its alumni include former footballer andEnglandmanagerGareth Southgateand comedianRomesh Ranganathan.
History[edit]
Hazelwick School was built in 1953 as part of developingCrawleyas anew town[1]and was opened as Hazelwick countysecondary modern schoolin 1953.[2]A further building was added in 1959,[2]and in 1960 became a bilateral modern andgrammar school,[2]becoming acomprehensive schoolin 1964.[2]
In 1971, the school reduced its age range to 12-18, as the area became athree-tierarea, with provision for children inmiddle schoolsup 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 localprivate finance initiativewhich re-built other local schools, but this was not to be the case.[3] A full-sized, floodlit,astroturfpitch was added in 2006.[1]A new Learning Resource Centre, library, and specialist IT educational facility were added in 2007.[1]
Academy status[edit]
At the start of August 2011, Hazelwick School became anacademyin line with new laws passed by thegovernment.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[edit]
The school caters for around 2000 pupils who are separated into 7 different years within the school. Years 7 to 8 study atKey Stage 3.Years 9 to 11 study atKey Stage 4and obtain a variety of qualifications such as;GCSEs,BTECs,NVQswith most pupils choosing to continue on toA Levels.At Hazelwick's sixth form, approximately 400 students are taught atKey Stage 5which provides several qualifications for students to obtain, with the main beingA Levels.A range of other higher level awards such asBTECandNVQare also offered by the school.[5]
Curriculum[edit]
The school offers core subjects such as Maths, Science and English, and optional subjects such as Drama, Electronics, Art, Music and Computer Science.[6]At GCSE level students are made to pick 4 optional subjects (along with Maths, Science and English).
Notable former pupils[edit]
- Erin Doherty,actress, Jessie March inCall the Midwife(2017), Fabienne inLes Misérables(2018),Princess AnneinThe Crown(2019).[7]
- Alex Mayer,Member of Parliament forDunstable and Leighton Buzzard(2024-) and former Member of the European Parliament (2016–2019)
- Philip Lawson,singer, composer, arranger, baritone with The King's Singers (1994–present)[8]
- Laura Moffatt,FormerMember of ParliamentforCrawley(1997–2010)[9]
- Grace Saif,actress known forDoctorsand theNetflixshow13 Reasons Why.
- Gareth Southgate,England manager(from 2016), formerEngland football player,and Middlesbrough manager/player.[10][11]
- David Tong,Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge.[12]
- Dan Walker,BBC breakfast presenter, former sports presenter, born and raised in Crawley.[13]
Notable former teachers[edit]
- Romesh Ranganathan,comedian (head of sixth form and maths teacher).[14]
References[edit]
- ^abc"Hazelwick School History".hazelwick School.Retrieved20 February2022.
- ^abcde"Crawley New Town: Education".british-history.ac.uk.Retrieved20 February2022.
- ^"Hazelwick School not now part of Crawley PFI package"(Press release). West Sussex County Council. 16 July 2002. Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2007.Retrieved5 January2007.
- ^"School pleased with new role as an academy".ThisIsSussex.Retrieved1 November2011.
- ^Department for Education and Skills (2007)."Edubase".Department for Education and Skills. Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2007.Retrieved9 March2007.
- ^"Hazelwick School KS4 Brochure 2011"(PDF).Hazelwick School. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 31 March 2012.Retrieved1 November2011.
- ^"Stars of Tomorrow Erin Doherty - Actor".screendaily. 4 October 2018.
- ^"9 really famous people you might not realise went to school in Crawley".mylondon.news.Retrieved6 September2020.
- ^Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (2002).The Almanac of British Politics.Psychology Press.ISBN9780415268332.
- ^Shemilt, Stephan (10 June 2018)."World Cup: The real Gareth Southgate, by those who know him best".BBC News.Archivedfrom the original on 10 June 2018.Retrieved11 June2018.
- ^"Southgate plans a party".The Argus.Newsquest Media Group. 12 November 1999. Archived fromthe originalon 29 September 2007.Retrieved30 August2007.
- ^"David Tong Biography".
- ^"Dan Walker age, career and wife as he takes a break from BBC Breakfast".metro.co.uk. 20 June 2018.
- ^Khaleeli, Homa (10 October 2016)."'We never visit? You saw us three days ago!' Romesh Ranganathan and his mum ".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved19 October2019.
