Hazel Wood High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 146970
- Address
- Hazel Avenue, BL9 7QT
- Website
- www.hazelwoodhigh.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 728 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 37%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.8%
- Persistent absence
- 29.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 38.7%
Pakistani 37.8%
African 5.5%
Mixed 5.4%
Other 4.3%
Other White 3%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other Asian 1.4%
Indian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.4
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.22
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 47 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 35 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 139 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 138 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
| Geography | GCSE | 66 |
| German | GCSE | 1 |
| History | GCSE | 68 |
| Italian | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
Hazel Wood High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 139
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 148 81 67 |
| Year 8 | 150 79 71 |
| Year 9 | 144 66 78 |
| Year 10 | 145 73 72 |
| Year 11 | 141 69 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 48.0% 43.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 2.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 39.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.2% |