Hazelwick School is a co-educational comprehensive school with academy status for pupils aged 11 to 18, located in Crawley, West Sussex, England. Its alumni include former footballer and England manager Gareth Southgate and comedian Romesh Ranganathan.
| Hazelwick School Academy | |
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Hazelwick Mill Lane , , RH10 1SX England | |
| Coordinates | 51°07′31″N 0°09′55″W / 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 | Rachel Bowron |
| Head teacher | Ann Fearon |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 2000+ |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue |
| Website | http://www.hazelwick.org |
History
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Hazelwick School was built in 1953 as part of developing Crawley as a new town[1] and was opened as Hazelwick county secondary modern school in 1953.[2] A further building was added in 1959,[2] and in 1960 became a bilateral modern and grammar school,[2] becoming a comprehensive school in 1964.[2]
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, 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 local private finance initiative which re-built other local schools, but this was not to be the case.[3] A full-sized, floodlit, astroturf pitch was added in 2006.[1] A new Learning Resource Centre, library, and specialist IT educational facility were added in 2007.[1]
Academy status
editAt 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.[4]
Students
editThe school caters for around 2000 pupils who are separated into 7 different years within the school. Years 7 to 8 study at Key Stage 3. Years 9 to 11 study at Key Stage 4 and obtain a variety of qualifications such as; GCSEs, BTECs, NVQs with most pupils choosing to continue on to A Levels. At Hazelwick's sixth form, approximately 400 students are taught at Key Stage 5 which provides several 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.[5]
Curriculum
editThe 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 in Call the Midwife (2017), Fabienne in Les Misérables (2018), Princess Anne in The Crown (2019).[7]
- Alex Mayer, Member of Parliament for Dunstable 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, Former Member of Parliament for Crawley (1997–2010)[9]
- Grace Saif, actress known for Doctors and the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why.
- Gareth Southgate, England manager (from 2016), former England 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- ^ a b c "Hazelwick School History". hazelwick School. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Crawley New Town: Education". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hazelwick School KS4 Brochure 2011" (PDF). Hazelwick School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Stars of Tomorrow Erin Doherty - Actor". screendaily.com. 4 October 2018.
- ^ "9 really famous people you might not realise went to school in Crawley". mylondon.news. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (2002). The Almanac of British Politics. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415268332.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Southgate plans a party". The Argus. Newsquest Media Group. 12 November 1999. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ "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. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 October 2019.