What Hazelwick School does

Hazelwick School is a state-funded secondary Academy located on a 23-acre site in the Three Bridges area of Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom. It operates under a funding agreement with the UK Department for Education, with admissions handled through West Sussex County Council. The school serves over 1,900 students aged 11-18, including more than 380 in its Sixth Form, and is staffed by approximately 108 employees under Headteacher Mr D. Leadbitter and a Board of Governors chaired by Mr L. Clark.

The school's educational offering covers Key Stage 3 (Years 7-8), Key Stage 4 (GCSEs, Years 9-11), and Sixth Form (A-levels and vocational pathways, Years 12-13), supplemented by extracurricular programmes including the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, a six-house pastoral system, a Sensory Support Centre for students with sensory impairments, careers guidance via the Unifrog platform, and counselling services. Its technology stack is built on third-party integrated platforms rather than proprietary systems: Satchel:One for homework management, WisePay for online payments linked to a biometric cashless catering system, SchoolCloud for virtual parents' evenings, INSIGHT for the parent portal, and SIMS InTouch for email communications. Curriculum delivery tools include Sparx Maths, MyMaths, Kerboodle, Educake, ActiveLearn, Accelerated Reader, and others.

As an Academy, Hazelwick does not charge tuition fees; its revenue derives from per-pupil government funding augmented by ancillary income streams including catering (operated by Innovate under the StreetVibes concept), locker rentals (£5/year with £2 refundable on key return), and out-of-hours facility hire managed through the Schools Plus partner. The school was graded Outstanding by Ofsted in October 2023 and achieved a Progress 8 score of +0.30 in 2024, positioning it among the highest performing schools in West Sussex. It is reported to be oversubscribed and benefits from low staff turnover.

Name

Hazelwick School

Legal name

Hazelwick School

Website

https://hazelwick.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

State-funded secondary Academy in Crawley, West Sussex, serving 1,900+ students aged 11-18 across Years 7-13 with an Outstanding Ofsted rating, integrated ed-tech platforms, and oversubscribed demand within its catchment area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education (Academy School)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form education
• Academic curriculum
• Pastoral care
• Extracurricular programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Crawley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hazelwick School is a state-funded Academy secondary school delivering full-time education to over 1,900 students aged 11-18 across Key Stages 3-4 and a dedicated Sixth Form. The school provides a broad and balanced curriculum at Key Stage 3, GCSE preparation at Key Stage 4, and A-level/vocational pathways in the Sixth Form, supported by pastoral care, safeguarding, careers education, and extensive extracurricular activities. Ancillary paid offerings include cashless school meals, locker rental, sixth-form bursaries, and community facility hire.

Product overview

Hazelwick School is a secondary school (ages 11-18) with over 1900 students including 380+ in Sixth Form. The school operates as a single unified educational institution offering a broad and balanced curriculum. Its technology-enabled services include Satchel:One for homework management, the Insight Parent Portal for parental access to student information, the biometric Cashless Catering System integrated with WisePay for payments, SchoolCloud for virtual parents' evenings, and SIMS InTouch for communication. The school also provides specialised support through its Sensory Support Centre and comprehensive careers guidance via Unifrog and dedicated CEIAG programmes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7-11) State-funded full-time secondary education for students aged 11-16, delivering a broad and balanced curriculum at Key Stage 3 with specialization through GCSE options at Key Stage 4, supported by pastoral care, safeguarding, and extensive extracurricular provision.
• Sixth Form Education (Years 12-13) State-funded post-16 education for students aged 16-18 offering A-level and vocational pathways, university preparation via UCAS, apprenticeship support, dedicated Sixth Form facilities, and access to a 16-19 Bursary Fund for eligible students.
• School Catering (StreetVibes / Biometric Cashless System) Catering service for students provided by Innovate, featuring a rotating StreetVibes street-food-inspired menu (Mac my Day, Kebab Shack, Spud King), halal-certified and vegan options, integrated with a fingerprint-based biometric cashless payment system and WisePay top-ups (£2.65 daily main meal, £5 daily spend limit).
• Community Facility Hire Out-of-hours hire of school facilities managed through Schools Plus, including classrooms, halls, gyms, an AV-equipped conference room, fitness suite, grass pitches, and a floodlit all-weather pitch accommodating events of up to 500 people.
• Sensory Support Centre (SSC) Specialist provision embedded within the school supporting students with sensory impairments, providing tailored resources and dedicated support integrated with mainstream curriculum and pastoral systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Progress 8 score of +0.30 (2024)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Schools PluscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSchools Plus manages all facility hire bookings and enquiries for the school. They handle bookings for the school's facilities including classrooms, halls, gyms, conference room with AV equipment, fitness suite, and outdoor spaces including grass pitches and floodlit all-weather pitch. Contact: 03452222323 or [email protected]
• Future FirstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational charity helping the school reconnect and keep in touch with former students. Alumni can register at futurefirsthub.org.uk/register/hazelwick to receive school news and support careers events, networking opportunities, work experience, and mentoring for current students.
• InnovatecoreOthersCatering provided by Innovate offering a range of meal options including the StreetVibes concept with Mac my Day, Kebab Shack, and Spud King options. All meals meet dietary requirements and are Halal certified.
• EasyFundraisingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFree fundraising platform registration allowing supporters to raise donations when shopping online. Over 5,100 retailers and sites donate when users shop through the platform at no extra cost to themselves.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Worth School: A Sussex-based independent secondary school for ages 11-18. Comparable by region and full age range, but operates on fee-paying model rather than state-funded Academy structure.
• Reigate Grammar School: A large independent school in Surrey near the West Sussex border, covering ages 11-18. Comparable by size and full 11-18 pathway, but operates on tuition fees in the same regional market Hazelwick serves.

Direct peers

• Tanbridge House School: A large co-educational secondary school in Horsham, West Sussex, serving ages 11-18. Most directly comparable West Sussex state secondary peer to Hazelwick by geography, age range, and catchment profile.
• The Beacon School: A secondary school in Crowborough, East Sussex, broadly comparable in scale and 11-18 offering. Comparable South East state secondary peer outside the immediate Crawley catchment.
• Ifield Community College: A Crawley secondary school competing directly with Hazelwick for West Sussex Year 7 intake and serving a similar 11-18 student demographic.
• Oriel High School: A Crawley-based secondary school serving ages 11-18. Direct local peer competing in the same Crawley admissions catchment as Hazelwick.
• Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA): A Sussex secondary academy serving ages 11-18 with a focus on inclusive education and strong community links. Comparable Academy-style peer in the broader Sussex region.
• Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School: A Crawley faith secondary school serving ages 11-18. Direct local peer competing for Crawley catchment students alongside Hazelwick.

Broad incumbents

• The Henrietta Barnett School: A consistently Outstanding-rated London girls' grammar school. Comparable as a high-performing UK secondary school with strong academic outcomes and oversubscription, though in a different region and selective.
• Harris City Academy Crystal Palace: A large, high-performing London academy in the Harris Federation. Comparable as a large-scale Outstanding-rated urban secondary academy operating at scale with strong Progress 8 outcomes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HazelwickSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hazelwick-school

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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