The Hazeley Academy

The Hazeley Academy continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school, with a caring and inclusive environment where pupils feel happy and safe. The school benefits from a coherent and ambitious curriculum, supported by effective teacher training and a focus on developing both academic and independent learning skills. Students in the sixth form are particularly well-prepared for their future, as evidenced by their success in securing further education or employment opportunities. The school is also supported by the 5 Dimensions Trust, which enhances its operational capacity.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel safe in a caring school environment.
• The curriculum is ambitious, coherent, and well-designed.
• Staff provide expert pastoral care and promote strong relationships.
• Reading is prioritized throughout the school with effective strategies.
• The sixth form emphasizes academic achievement and community service.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not always check gaps in knowledge frequently enough, leading to missed opportunities for further understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Hazeley Academy attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.2% of pupils at The Hazeley Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Hazeley Academy had 18.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at The Hazeley Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Hazeley Academy received £7,065 and spent £6,837 for each of its 1,592 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,008,000 (£1,261 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of 5 Dimensions Trust, income was £6,066 and spending £6,012 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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The Hazeley Academy is part of 5 Dimensions Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Shenley Brook End School Milton Keynes
• Emerson Valley School Milton Keynes
• Merebrook Infant School Milton Keynes
• Priory Rise School Milton Keynes
• Walton High Milton Keynes
• Brooklands Academy Milton Keynes

What is The Hazeley Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Hazeley Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was The Hazeley Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Hazeley Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does The Hazeley Academy have?

The Hazeley Academy has 1,594 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Hazeley Academy cover?

The Hazeley Academy for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are The Hazeley Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 47.4, and 50% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Hazeley Academy?

The Hazeley Academy is at Emperor Drive, Hazeley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 0PT.