Our school is a very special place where pupils, staff and governors work in a community where we aim to be Ready, Respectful, Resilient, Responsible, Resourceful and Reflective every day. 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. We are a friendly, vibrant school with high standards and expectations. We pride ourselves on our relational approach, 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 to create a family ethos that raises aspirations and makes a real difference to the life chances of our young people where everyone is valued, inspired and included. I look forward to welcoming you to Mayfield. Ashley Howard
Head Teacher
