The Hazeley Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Watling Academy
Barrosa Way, Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP
Local ranking11th of 15 secondary schools in Milton Keynes
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
2250
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 16 May 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 52.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 299
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1500
- Boys
- 903 (51%)
- Girls
- 864 (49%)
- Capacity
- 2250 (79% full)
- SEND
- 12.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 23.9%
- EAL
- 25.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 9.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 80.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,781/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 41.9%
- Asian Indian: 9.5%
- Black African: 9.4%
- White Other: 9.2%
- Asian Pakistani: 7.6%
- Asian Other: 4.7%
- Mixed Other: 4.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.6%
41.9%
White British
9.5%
Asian Indian
9.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Barrosa Way
Milton Keynes, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 147860
- UKPRN
- 10086450
- Establishment No.
- 4007
- Trust
- THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST
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