Oakwood SchoolHazelwick School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Oakwood School and Hazelwick School are secondary schools.
Oakwood School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hazelwick School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Hazelwick School is ahead on our composite score.
Oakwood School was judged in need of attention and Hazelwick School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.9 for Oakwood School and 46.3 for Hazelwick School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Oakwood School (46.6 in 2021-22, 41.9 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Hazelwick School (52.1 in 2021-22, 46.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HorleyOakwood School | CrawleyHazelwick School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D46/100 | B70/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 53rd of 57 in Surrey | 9th of 40 in West Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Needs attention | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,610 | 1,913 | |
| Capacity | 1,600 | 1,889 | |
| Location | Horley, RH6 9AE | Crawley, RH10 1SX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.9 | 46.3 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.2% | 39.3% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57.9% | 64.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 328 | 300 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 156 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 35.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 35.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 16.2% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,600 | 1,890 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.3% | 18.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.5% | 32.7% | |
| SEN support | 12.9% | 14.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.9% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.2% | 6.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.6% | 15.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Oakwood School
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