Mayfield School

The Old Palace
High Street
Mayfield
East Sussex
TN20 6PH

T: +44 (0)1435 874600

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ISC ID: 70397

Member of Wealden Schools Partnership

Head

Mrs Deborah Bligh (Head)

Girls - age range:

Day: 11 to 18

Boarding: 11 to 18

Size

397 pupils

Mayfield School case studies (15)

Wealden Partnerships Schools Quiz

Partners

Mayfield School
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School
Bede's Prep School
Bede's Senior School
Willingdon Community Schools
Kings Academy, Ringmer
Heathfield Community College
St. Katherine's, Eastbourne

Primary Schools Maths Challenge

Partners

Mayfield School
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School
Rose Hill School
Sacred Heart School
Cumnor House Sussex
Mead School
St Ronan's
Vinehall School
The Granville School
Marlborough College
Somerhill
Wadhurst Primary School

Live Crib Matinee Performance

Partners

Mayfield School
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School
Five Ashes Primary School
St Phillips Catholic primary School, Uckfield
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crowborough
Mayfield Church of England Primary School, Mayfield
Grove Park School, Crowborough
MAYFACS
Rotherfield St Martin
Holy Cross Care Home, Uckfield

Actions Not Words

Partners

Mayfield School
Mayfield Community Primary School
Grove Park School, Crowborough
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Crowborough
Mayfield Church of England Primary School, Mayfield

Chaplaincy School Retreats

Partners

Mayfield School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Burgess Hill
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, New Town, Uckfield
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Crowborough

Primary Schools Cricket tournament

Partners

Mayfield School
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School
Sacred Heart School
Hilden Oaks School & Nursery
The Granville School
Wadhurst Primary School
Blackboys Primary School
Frant Primary School
Weald Community Primary
Lamberhurst Primary School

Sixth Form University Preparation Interviews

Partners

Mayfield School
Skinners School
Tonbridge Grammer School for Girls

Swimming for Local Primary/Junior Schools

Partners

Mayfield School
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School
Sacred Heart School
Five Ashes C of E Primary School
Mayfield C of E Primary School
Punnetts Town Community Primary School

Workshops

Partners

Mayfield School
Hazelwick School, Three Bridges, Crawley
Mid-Kent College, Maidstone
St Augustine Academy
St Gregory’s School
Mayfield Church of England Primary School, Mayfield
Beacon Academy, Crowborough
Crowborough
Uckfield College
Heathfield Community College
Beacon School
Bexhill College
Our Lady of Sion School
Tonbridge Grammer School for Girls
Uplands Community College
Advanced Mathematics Support Programme
BHASVIC

Careers Department support for the future

Partners

Mayfield School
Skinners' Kent Academy, Tunbridge Wells
St Paul’s Catholics School
Skinners Academy
Bennet Memorial Diocesan School
The Judd School
Uplands Community College
Uckfield College
Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School
West Kent College

Wealden Partnerships School Council Meeting

Partners

Mayfield School
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School
Bede's Prep School
Bede's Senior School
Uckfield College
Heathfield Community College
St Mary's Hartfield
Chiddingly Primary School

Sharing of Good Practice

Partners

Mayfield School
St Catherine's Catholic School, Bexleyheath
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, New Town, Uckfield

Impact of partnership work done in 2023 (ISC annual Census 2024)

9 state schools involved
201-500 state school pupils involved
200 staff hours given

Impact Statement

Three members of staff are governors at local primaries;
One member of staff (Art and Textiles) is currently working in a local state school for half a term.
Teachers from local comprehensive schools and those further away visit for days of peer-observation at Mayfield as part of their CPD, including the Head teacher of two schools in Bradford; local state schools use our swimming-pool and sports facilities at no charge, and we have participants from state schools entering the Mayfield Aquathon and equestrian events; Sixth formers from local state schools are invited for Oxbridge interview practice and others, along with their teachers, come to a talks eg about studying Maths at university; the Chaplaincy runs retreats for local Catholic state schools and for teachers and local girls are involved in the Confirmation programme; colleagues from state schools are invited to a talks eg from the Self-Esteem Team and visiting lecturers. The Drama department invites local state schools to their performances; the English department provides workshops with a visiting poets to talented creative writers from local state schools during the Mayfield/Agenda Poetry Festival; the Science department runs an annual STEAM day for Year 5 pupils in the Summer term; the Maths department hosts a 'girls into Maths' Day for Year 10 girls who attend co-educational local state schools alongside Mayfield girls, and in the Summer term the PE department hosts a Sports Day for our two nearest state primaries where they can try out new sports and activities. Mayfield Primary is invited to the Author visits arranged by our Librarian and to Library days to encourage reading. Saturday workshops open to state school girls; We hosted a Girls in Computer Science day with external speakers from both industry and academia to which staff from state schools were invited. One member of staff (Art and Textiles) is currently working in a local state school for half a term.

Academic scholarships
All Rounder awards
Art scholarships
Choral scholarships
Drama scholarships
Music scholarships
Science/Technology scholarships
Sport scholarships
Sixth Form scholarships
H M Forces discounts
Sibling discounts
Lump sum payment discounts
Bursaries for new entrants
Hardship awards for existing pupils