Hazlehead Academy

Name

Hazlehead Academy

Legal name

Hazlehead Academy

Website

https://hazleheadacy.aberdeen.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hazlehead Academy is a publicly funded secondary school in Aberdeen, Scotland, operated by Aberdeen City Council and serving pupils aged 11 to 18 across 11 faculties, with distinctive designations as a Gaelic-medium school and one of seven Scottish Football Association Performance Schools.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Aberdeen

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, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hazlehead Academy is a publicly funded comprehensive secondary school in Aberdeen, Scotland, delivering SQA-aligned secondary education to pupils aged 11–18 across 11 academic and vocational faculties. It is the designated secondary school for pupils studying Gaelic and one of seven SFA Performance Schools in Scotland. The school supplements classroom teaching with online learning tools (Google Suite, ClickView, SCHOLAR, Online Library), a Developing the Young Workforce career-readiness program, and a range of extra-curricular and leadership activities.

Product overview

Hazlehead Academy is a comprehensive secondary school in Aberdeen, Scotland, serving as the designated secondary school for pupils studying Gaelic and one of seven SFA performance schools in Scotland. The institution operates as a unified educational platform offering a core secondary school curriculum through eleven faculties, supplemented by online learning modules (Google Suite, ClickView, SCHOLAR, Online Library), career development programs (Developing the Young Workforce, ABZ Works, CATAPULTS), and Scottish qualification pathways. The school also offers various student programs including Duke of Edinburgh Award, Eco Group, Equality Alliance, and Colours & Commitment Awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hazlehead Academy Core Educational Program
• Gaelic Education (Foghlam Gàidhlig)
• SFA Performance School Football Program
• Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Program

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Scottish Football Association (SFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHazlehead Academy is one of seven SFA Performance Schools in Scotland, indicating a formal partnership for football development and potential talent identification programs.
• Aberdeen City Council Education DepartmentcoreOthersThe school operates under Aberdeen City Council's education authority, which provides funding, oversight, policy direction, and administrative support for the school's operations.
• Feeder Primary Schools (Airyhall, Fernielea, Hazlehead, Countesswells, Kingsford)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive main feeder primary schools provide the majority of new S1 pupils annually. This partnership ensures smooth transition from primary to secondary education and coordinated curriculum planning.
• Google Suite for EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe school utilizes Google Suite as its primary digital learning and collaboration platform, providing students and staff with cloud-based tools for education including email, documents, and classroom management.
• ABZ WorksminorOthersCareer development and workforce readiness initiative part of the Developing the Young Workforce program, connecting students with employment opportunities and career guidance in the Aberdeen area.
• CATAPULTSminorOthersPart of the Developing the Young Workforce initiative, providing vocational training and industry connection programs for secondary school pupils.

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oldmachar Academy: Aberdeen City Council secondary school in the Bridge of Don area sharing the same council funding structure, multi-faculty delivery model, and Scottish curriculum framework as Hazlehead Academy.
• Harlaw Academy: Aberdeen City Council secondary school located in central Aberdeen, operating the same publicly funded Scottish secondary model as Hazlehead and competing for the same city-wide pupil pool under SQA qualifications.
• Aberdeen Grammar School: Long-established Aberdeen secondary school now funded by Aberdeen City Council, delivering secondary education under the same Scottish framework as Hazlehead and serving an overlapping city-wide applicant pool.
• Bridge of Don Academy: Aberdeen City Council secondary school in the Bridge of Don area, operating under the same publicly funded model and SQA curriculum as Hazlehead and competing for Aberdeen secondary pupils in a different catchment zone.
• Cults Academy: Public secondary school operated by Aberdeen City Council in the south of Aberdeen, sharing the same council funding model, Curriculum for Excellence framework, and catchment-area enrollment mechanism as Hazlehead Academy. It is the most direct geographic competitor for S1 intake.

Broad incumbents

• Albyn School: Independent Aberdeen school covering nursery through secondary, providing a fee-based alternative pathway to Hazlehead's council-funded secondary provision for Aberdeen families.
• Robert Gordon's College: Large independent (private) school in Aberdeen offering a broader K-12 portfolio (including primary) than Hazlehead. It competes for the same Aberdeen families but operates a fee-based, independent model rather than the council-funded model Hazlehead runs.
• St Margaret's School for Girls: Independent Aberdeen girls' school offering nursery through secondary education. It is a broader incumbent in the Aberdeen secondary market, overlapping with Hazlehead for families willing and able to pay fees.

Regional players

• Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu (Glasgow Gaelic School): The principal Gaelic-medium secondary provision in the central belt of Scotland, directly comparable to Hazlehead's role as the designated Gaelic secondary in the north-east. Same specialist Gàidhlig offering but serving a different geographic catchment.

Emerging players

• Grange Academy: One of the other SFA Performance Schools in Scotland, offering the same SFA football development designation as Hazlehead. Comparable as a peer on the SFA Performance specialism axis, though operating in a different council area (East Ayrshire).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Hazleheadacad
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/hazlehead-academy

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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