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The Hazeley Academy

Secondary · Milton Keynes · MK8 0PT

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 14 February 2024

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At a glance

1,594 pupils · 102% of 1,564 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
20.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
23% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.thehazeleyacademy.com
URN
136844

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 187 families named it first for 236 Year 7 places, 0.79 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 3.106 miles; distance decided places in 3 of the 4 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2023 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 14 February 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.79 first-choice applications per place

236 places offered · 187 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 3.106 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 3.106 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

246 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
45.4
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
63.4%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
41.9%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.1
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C+
32.6
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school45.4
Median of its 12 closest peers51.4
Milton Keynes average44.8
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports CollegeWoking · 50 miles awayGood48.7
Saint George's Church of England SchoolGravesend · 65 miles awayGood41.3
Northampton School for GirlsNorthampton · 17 miles awayStrong standard54.9
Samuel Ryder AcademySt Albans · 29 miles awayExpected standard56.5
St Paul's Catholic CollegeSunbury-on-Thames · 45 miles awayOutstanding61.8
Kings' SchoolWinchester · 70 miles awayGood57.8
Woodbridge High SchoolWoodford Green · 46 miles awayOutstanding52.2
The Morley AcademyLeeds · 124 miles awayOutstanding54.6
Caludon Castle SchoolCoventry · 38 miles awayGood46.5
Kingsthorpe CollegeNorthampton · 18 miles awayGood39.6
Northgate High SchoolIpswich · 85 miles awayGood50.6
Shenley Brook End SchoolMilton Keynes · 1 miles awayGood45.4

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 41% (Milton Keynes 43%, England 59%) · Black African 12% (Milton Keynes 13%, England 5%) · Any other White background 8% (Milton Keynes 9%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 6% (Milton Keynes 6%, England 4%) · Asian Chinese 6% (Milton Keynes 3%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Milton Keynes 5%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Milton Keynes 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Milton Keynes 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

9.94 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Milton Keynes: 22.03 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

4.46% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

83.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,652; 2.2% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,478
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 8% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,985,000; in-year balance +£820,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
93%
Continuing in education
88%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
64%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
22%
Any sustained destination
95%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher41%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work40.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier60.9%62.3%
Social housing19.3%17.1%
Privately rented19.9%20.5%
Detached houses20.1%22.9%
Flats30.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms29.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033522 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£319,000210 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£181,000–£434,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (64)£577,500
Semi-detached (38)£337,000
Terraced (40)£344,000
Flat (68)£172,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
4an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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