The Hayfield School
Encyclopedia
The Hayfield School is a comprehensive school
in Auckley, Doncaster
, in the county of South Yorkshire
England
founded by Tony Storey OBE. As of 2010, it schools around 1100 students of 11–18 years of age. It has specialist statuses in Mathematics and Computing (gained in 2004) and also in Languages (gained in 2008). It is also a training school and registered in 2010 to become an academy
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In 2008, Tony Storey, Britain's longest serving headmaster, retired after 37 years of service (for which he received an OBE)
and was succeeded by Dr Sai Patel.
site in a rural suburban setting. It is square-shaped but contains two courtyards. There is a field behind the building used by the school that is one kilometre in perimeter. In addition to this, there are floodlit AstroTurf
, “polymeric surfaced”, and concrete courts owned by the school but managed by Hayfield Community Sports Centre. Ensuring the facilities are utilised by both the school and the community of Auckley In 2003, a new block was added onto the school with specialised science classrooms within.
The school's sports teams have had successes in athletics, rugby, cricket, basketball and netball.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
in Auckley, Doncaster
Auckley
Auckley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, about five miles east of Doncaster town centre. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 3,266...
, in the county of South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
founded by Tony Storey OBE. As of 2010, it schools around 1100 students of 11–18 years of age. It has specialist statuses in Mathematics and Computing (gained in 2004) and also in Languages (gained in 2008). It is also a training school and registered in 2010 to become an academy
Academy
An academy is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership.The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. In the western world academia is the...
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History
The school opened in 1971, with Tony Storey OBE as headmaster. In 1990 school finances came under control of the governors and the school. Further independence was gained in 1995: Grant Maintained Status with the Governors becoming ‘owners’ of the site and buildings, and employers for all staff. Some of these authorities were lost in 1999 as the school became a foundation schoolFoundation school
In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....
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In 2008, Tony Storey, Britain's longest serving headmaster, retired after 37 years of service (for which he received an OBE)
and was succeeded by Dr Sai Patel.
School site
Construction of the original school building began in 1969 on a GreenfieldGreenfield project
In many disciplines a greenfield is a project that lacks any constraints imposed by prior work. The analogy is to that of construction on greenfield land where there is no need to remodel or demolish an existing structure...
site in a rural suburban setting. It is square-shaped but contains two courtyards. There is a field behind the building used by the school that is one kilometre in perimeter. In addition to this, there are floodlit AstroTurf
AstroTurf
AstroTurf is a brand of artificial turf. Although the term is a registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind of artificial turf. The original AstroTurf product was a short pile synthetic turf while the current products incorporate modern features such as...
, “polymeric surfaced”, and concrete courts owned by the school but managed by Hayfield Community Sports Centre. Ensuring the facilities are utilised by both the school and the community of Auckley In 2003, a new block was added onto the school with specialised science classrooms within.
Education
Notable features of the school's curriculum include a compulsory modern foreign language (primarily German or French) and optional triple science at GCSE level. General studies and critical thinking can be taken at AS level by pupils and a project was undertaken to offer students a critical thinking course before sixth form.Extracurricular activities
The schools is often noted for its extracurricular activities. Starting in 2009, the school allocated one hour of the week's timetable to a compulsory extracurricular activity club of each student's choice. Some of these clubs involve sporting activities, involvement in school productions, or creative work.The school's sports teams have had successes in athletics, rugby, cricket, basketball and netball.
Notable alumni
- All four children of Gervase PhinnGervase PhinnGervase Phinn is an English author and educator. After a career as a teacher he became a schools inspector and, latterly, Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Teesside....
- Louis Tomlinson of One DirectionOne DirectionOne Direction are a British-Irish boy band, consisting of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They finished third on the seventh series of The X Factor. Following The X Factor, the group signed a record contract with Syco Music.One Direction's debut single...