Hazel Leys Academy

Hazel Leys Academy continues to perform well as a good school, focusing on creating a respectful and inclusive environment for its pupils. The school sets high expectations, resulting in a positive atmosphere where students are motivated to excel. Parents and carers express high satisfaction with how the school supports their children's happiness and safety. The academy is making commendable strides in developing its curriculum and helping pupils retain knowledge over time, particularly in areas such as reading, mathematics, and vocabulary acquisition.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported by caring teachers.
• The school emphasizes respect and inclusivity.
• Students enjoy a broad range of enriching experiences and activities.
• Strong focus on developing reading skills from early years.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced mathematics curriculum.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND and those at risk of falling behind.
• Strong starting point for children in early years prepares them well for future schooling.
• Commitment to mental health and physical well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Recent staffing changes have caused inconsistent monitoring of some subjects.
• Some pupils with SEND do not receive the precise support needed to make adequate progress.

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 Hazel Leys Academy attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.0% of pupils at Hazel Leys Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 Hazel Leys Academy had 29.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 11.5% of pupils at Hazel Leys Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hazel Leys Academy received £7,291 and spent £7,709 for each of its 218 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £224,000 (£1,029 per pupil).

Across all 37 schools of Greenwood Academies Trust, income was £8,670 and spending £8,578 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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All schools in Corby · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications

Hazel Leys Academy is part of Greenwood Academies Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Kingswood Primary Academy Corby
• Corby Primary Academy Corby
• Kingswood Secondary Academy Corby
• Danesholme Junior Academy Corby
• Danesholme Infant Academy Corby
• Studfall Junior Academy Corby
• Studfall Infant Academy Corby
• Rushden Primary Academy Rushden
• Woodvale Primary Academy Northampton
• Sunnyside Primary Academy Northampton

What is Hazel Leys Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hazel Leys Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Hazel Leys Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hazel Leys Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Hazel Leys Academy have?

Hazel Leys Academy has 234 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hazel Leys Academy cover?

Hazel Leys Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hazel Leys Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hazel Leys Academy?

Hazel Leys Academy is at Gainsborough Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 0QF.