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The Hazeley Academy, Milton Keynes

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The Hazeley Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 19 in Milton Keynes, part of 5 Dimensions Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 4th-highest of the 15 schools in Milton Keynes with published results, and 1,396th of 3,298 across England. It was full in 2025, at 102% of capacity.

GCSE results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2015)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
Progress (2024)
Average
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Milton Keynes (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

The Hazeley Academy in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at The Hazeley Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.1 in Milton Keynes and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Milton Keynes and 47% in England.

That is up from 45.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.08: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.1, against 50 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

Getting a place at The Hazeley Academy

For September 2026 entry, 187 families put The Hazeley Academy as their first choice and 899 named it as one of their preferences, for 236 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at The Hazeley Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Hazeley Academy are Oakhill Secure Training Centre (0.2 miles); Denbigh School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 56.2); Watling Academy (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49.1); and Shenley Brook End School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9).

The Hazeley Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Oakhill Secure Training CentreDenbigh SchoolWatling AcademyShenley Brook End School

The trust

The Hazeley Academy is one of 7 schools run by 5 Dimensions Trust, an academy trust.

All 7 schools in 5 Dimensions Trust

Where pupils go next

Of the 275 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 175 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 59% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 20% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

In 2026, 231 pupils (14.5%) received SEN support and 27 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Milton Keynes Central Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Singleton Drive (nw-bound), 380 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 92 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Milton Keynes (156).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, The Hazeley Academy issued 158 suspensions, 9.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to The Hazeley Academy are Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School (0.2 miles), Whitehouse Primary School (0.8 miles), Oxley Park Academy (0.8 miles) and Long Meadow School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary SchoolWhitehouse Primary SchoolOxley Park AcademyLong Meadow School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~522m)Possible (~745m)Unlikely (~969m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Toni Whiteman
Pupils:1,594
LA:Milton Keynes
Phone:01908555620
Address:Emperor Drive, Hazeley, Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Trust:5 DIMENSIONS TRUST (7 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 13 February 2024View full report
URN:136844
UKPRN:10034106
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Milton Keynes Central
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2015 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

About

The Hazeley Academy is an age 11 to 19 secondary school with sixth form in Hazeley on the western edge of Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a Glance

19.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has remained stable at around 0.08 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 47.8 to 47.4 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 50% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-47.450.4%
Disadvantaged(50)-37.132%
Not known to be disadvantaged(192)-50.055.2%
Boys(129)-47.050.4%
Girls(113)-47.850.4%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(65)-54.661.5%
Non mobile(232)-47.951.3%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics478
English Language476
English Literature458
Combined Science360
Geography284
History176
Spanish166
French142
Social Studies141
Religious Studies132
Business Studies126
Physics108
Biology108
Chemistry108
Physical Education90
Art and Design80
Information and Communication Technology70
Computer Science70
Food Preparation and Nutrition62
Design and Technology52

+ 5 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 275 students

Continued education89%
Further education36%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment2%
Not in education/employment4%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

0

Permanent exclusions

0.00%

Exclusion rate

158

Suspensions

9.94%

Suspension rate

66 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,590 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Keep up with The Hazeley Academy

Getting There

Bus Stops

Singleton Drive (NW-bound)
381m · 6 min walk
Medbourne Roundabout West (Westbound)
431m · 7 min walk
Dunthorne Way (N-bound)
446m · 7 min walk
Dunthorne Way south (N-bound)
471m · 8 min walk
HMP Woodhill (o/s)
520m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Milton Keynes is 8 (the median across 125 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at The Hazeley Academy

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at The Hazeley Academy for 2014 to 2026 entry.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

102%

Over capacity

1,593 pupils

1,564 places

29 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Milton Keynes

Low pressure
New homes approved:10,949
Projected new pupils:1,971

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Milton Keynes

Across Milton Keynes council

Low demand council-wide0.96 applications per place

Places available

3,905

Applications

3,768

Got 1st preference

82.2%

Got preferred school

96.9%

All secondary applications across Milton Keynes council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(4)

13 February 2024

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

18 October 2018
10 June 2015
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

231

SEN Support

27

EHC Plans

16.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty53
Social, Emotional & Mental Health52
Autistic Spectrum Disorder50
Speech, Language & Communication31
Moderate Learning Difficulty30
Other18
Hearing Impairment4
Visual Impairment4
Physical Disability3
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
41.4%
Asian
15.2%
Black
15.0%
Mixed
11.1%
Chinese
5.6%
Other
2.4%
Unclassified
1.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals19.3%
English as Additional Language25.0%

1,594

Total Pupils

782

Boys

812

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

90

Teachers

17.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,652

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,841

Per pupil

£8846k

Total funding

£240k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£564,344
EAL funding£106,949
Lump sum£149,438

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.4%

Overall absence

19.0%

Persistent absence

1,260

Enrolments

Authorised4.8%
Unauthorised2.6%
Persistent (10%+)19.0%
Severe (50%+)2.8%

Absence trend

4.8%
18/19
4.8%
20/21
8.6%
21/22
7.1%
22/23
7.3%
23/24
7.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about The Hazeley Academy

What are GCSE results like at The Hazeley Academy?

In the 2026 results, pupils at The Hazeley Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 47.4. 50% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is The Hazeley Academy's Ofsted rating?

The Hazeley Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for The Hazeley Academy?

No fixed boundary. When The Hazeley Academy is oversubscribed, Milton Keynes allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at The Hazeley Academy?

The Hazeley Academy was full in 2025, at 102% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at The Hazeley Academy?

Classes at The Hazeley Academy average 22.4 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to The Hazeley Academy?

The Hazeley Academy has around 1594 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at The Hazeley Academy?

7.4% of sessions were missed at The Hazeley Academy in 2024/25. 19% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to The Hazeley Academy?

Apply through Milton Keynes's coordinated admissions process, naming The Hazeley Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near The Hazeley Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Milton Keynes is 8 (the median across 125 schools, same distance and years).

Where is The Hazeley Academy?

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

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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