Welcome to Mayfield
We hope that this will give you an introduction, as well as providing you with the information that you need as your child begins or continues their schooling years.
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It is my privilege to be the Executive Headteacher of Mayfield School.
The school is on a rapid journey of improvement and I work closely with the Senior Leadership team to drive these changes. Leaders from across Salterns Academy Trust work closely with colleagues at Mayfield School to support developments in curriculum implementation as we strive to provide an excellent, inclusive educational experience for all our students.
Mayfield School is an exciting place to be. It is a community that holds relationships at its core, committed to developing a culture and high challenge and high support. I am relentless in my ambition to fulfil the vision and values of the school for every child and young person.
I am very pleased to be welcoming you and your child to Mayfield. Our school is a very special place where pupils, staff and governors work in a community where we aim to 'Believe. Achieve. Succeed.' every day.
This is driven by our new set of shared values - Respect, Inclusion and Ambition.
For some of you, this is the start of your Mayfield journey. For others, your Mayfield journey continues. I feel incredibly privileged to be the Headteacher of Mayfield, and I look forward to sharing all of the great things your child will achieve whilst being part of our Mayfield family.
Mayfield School is at the heart of a thriving and diverse local community. We are one of the first single-site, all-through maintained schools in the country, which we believe provides us with a unique opportunity to join together for an educational purpose, to improve and shape the lives of the children (Year R – Year 11) in our learning community. Our school operates as an all-through school with a single vision, set of values, staff, and Governing Body.
Mayfield School started a new era with its brand new state-of-the-art building in 2021. This has provided our school community with new facilities, such as a large sports hall, new drama rooms, new assembly hall, a large canteen and café area and much more besides.
We are a friendly, vibrant school with high standards and expectations. We pride ourselves on the positive relationships we foster, knowing every young person as an individual and challenging each of them to have the highest possible aspirations through our ambitious and inclusive curriculum. Our ambition is to build on our excellent pastoral care with high standards and expectations so that young people are able to flourish and to achieve their very best.
All of our pupils benefit from a wealth of extra-curricular activities, including trips and visits to enrich their experience at our school, and we embrace regular opportunities to celebrate our pupils' success and achievements within and beyond our school gates. By building and maintaining strong partnerships between everyone involved directly with the school and the wider community, we will continue to develop our collective learning journey.
Finally, I believe Mayfield is an exciting place to learn. The staff are committed to ensuring that our pupils remember their nursery, infant, junior and senior school days, where they gained the inspiration to face new challenges, becoming future-ready, with a passion for learning. We are continually striving for excellence in everything that we do as we fulfil our school vision where everyone is valued, inspired and included.
Although there is further information provided on this website, the best way for you to gain a feel for the ‘heart’ and ‘ethos’ of our school is to come and visit us by contacting our office. I very much look forward to welcoming you and your child personally to our school.
Ashley Howard
Head Teacher
