Mayfield School, Portsmouth

Mayfield School is a mixed all-through school for pupils ages 4 to 16. It is located in Mayfield Road, North End, Portsmouth.

Mayfield School is also the largest state school in Portsmouth. It is situated halfway between the A288 and A2047, and one mile south of the M27/A27.

Students

At Mayfield students are encouraged to take one extra curricular club a week. This can range from sports like Football, Netball and Basketball to academic clubs like Math club, Science club and Homework club.

History

Grammar school

The school is located in the buildings of the former Portsmouth Northern Grammar School for Boys and Portsmouth Northern Grammar School for Girls, which were opened in 1932. (The boys school had begun as the Northern Secondary School in Kingston in 1921). After wartime evacuation, the two secondary schools were re-established in 1946 as a result of the 1944 Education Act. The boys' school housed approximately 550 boys in 1970 and was run by the City of Portsmouth Education Committee.

Comprehensive

In 1975 the two schools were amalgamated with Brunel School (boys) and North End Modern Girls' School to form the largest comprehensive school in Portsmouth, with approximately 1800 pupils. The roll was later reduced by the setting up of Portsmouth's Sixth Form College with the school losing its sixth form.

In 1999, the school was failing academically and was placed in "special measures" after an Ofsted inspection said it was failing to provide an acceptable standard of education.^[1] By 2001 the school was facing another crisis—this time a staff problem, as the school had 12 vacancies due to long-term sickness and unfilled positions. Training new teachers became a priority and the school introduced a new graduate teacher programme and created a new teacher training room. With a series of new teachers and new coaching programmes the school has experienced a slight increase in academic achievement, with a 4% rise in GCSE achievement in 2004, compared with 2003.^[1]^[2]

In 2005, 150 students of the school launched a protest against the deportation of a fellow student, Lorin Sulaiman, who had previously immigrated from Syria in 2003 after fearing for her safety.^[3]^[4]

Since 2005, the school reintroduced the prefect system with Deputy and Head Boy and Girl.

In 2007, the school received the Special Performing Arts Status after raising £50,000. The school spent the money on a brand new state-of-the-art Dance/Drama Studio. The director of this status is Mr Gary Appleton who coincidentally is the Head of Drama and Director of School Productions. During the summer of 2008 a brand new modern Dance Studio was built under the specialist status, replacing the schools old 'small gym'.

All-through

In September 2014 the school opened an infant and junior section of the school meaning that pupils can attend from the age of 4 to 16.

School Productions

2003 Oh What a Lovely War
2004 A Midsummer Nights Dream
2005 Romeo and Juliet
2006 Oliver!
2007 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2008 The Boy Friend
2009 Sweet Charity
2010 Sweeney Todd
2011 Alice in Wonderland
2012 The Wizard of Oz
2013 Beauty and the Beast (Cancelled)
2014 (No school production)
2015 Into the Woods
2015 Grease
2016 Oliver!

Studio 1 productions

Studio 1 productions are a new type of production within Mayfield School. Since becoming an arts college, the Drama Studio 1 has become renowned as an auditorium for smaller scale productions other than the main ones. So far these have been:

2007 Find Me!
2008 Piano Recital
2008 Macbeth
2009 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
2010 The Tempest

School uniforms

The school has a compulsory school uniform policy. The uniform includes a white long sleeve or short sleeved shirt. Black straight legged trousers girls may also have the choice of wearing a black skirt that is from the uniform supplier Penelope Anne. Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 wear black blazers with the Mayfield logo also from the school supplier however Year 11's in the year 2011 do not have to wear blazers (It will be essential that 2012's Year 11's, 2013's Year 11's etc. to wear the blazer). A black cotton school V Neck jumper or black cotton cardigan with the school logo (from the school supplier) is optional however no other jackets are to be worn once entering the school building. As well as a tie;

Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 wear blue with black stripes.
Year 11's wear a grey and black striped tie.
Some Year 7-10 wear a solid blue tie to show they are a Young Leader (The younger years equivalent of a Prefect)
Year 11 prefects and captains wear plain red tie.

It is essential that all ties are clip on and bought from the school supplier. Prefects and captains have badges that is compulsory to wear.

Notable former pupils

Northern Grammar School for Boys

John Armitt CBE, Chief Executive from 1997-2001 of Costain Group, from 2001-2 of Railtrack, and from 2002-7 of Network Rail, and Chairman since 2007 of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Olympic Delivery Authority
Rear-Admiral Gordon Bridle CB MBE, Project Manager of the Sea Dart and Sea Slug (the Navy's first surface-to-air missile - SAM)
James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, the UK Prime Minister from 1976 to 1979, completed his secondary education at the former (now Mayfield) Northern Secondary School in 1926.
Sir Barry Cunliffe CBE, an eminent archaeologist, Professor of European Archaeology from 1972-2007 at the University of Oxford, and President from 1976-9 of the Council for British Archaeology and from 1991-5 of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Sir Roger Fry (educationist) CBE. Founder King's Group 1981. Chairman (1996-2011) and President from 2011 Council of British International Schools.
Mike Donkin, former BBC world affairs correspondent
Maj-Gen Brian Pennicott CVO, Colonel Commandant from 1991-6 of the Royal Artillery
Sir John Pestell, Chief Adjudicator on Immigration Appeals from 1970-87 at Heathrow Airport
Prof Kenneth Rawson, Professor and Head of Department of Design and Technology from 1983-9 at Brunel University, Professor of Naval Architecture from 1972-77 at University College London, and Chief Naval Architect from 1979-83 at the MoD
Harold Robinson OBE, aeronautical engineer, Head of the Avionics Department from 1965-9 of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, President from 1982-3 of the Whitworth Society, and Project Leader of Hawker Siddeley Dynamics' Blue Streak ballistic missile and showed how the Black Knight (rocket) could be converted into the Black Arrow in 1963
Brian Slade, President since 2002 of the Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers Association, and Director General from 1986-91 of Defence Contracts at the MoD
John Tribe, leader of the NASA propulsion group (engines) for the Apollo and Space Shuttle projects, including the Apollo 11 moon landing
David Tuffin, President from 2007-8 of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Joe Smith, Graphic Designer

References

The Times 21 February 1995, page 17, Harold Robinson obituary

External links

News items

Special measures in 2003

Bullied lesbian teacher in June 2003

Schools in Hampshire (including Portsmouth and Southampton)

Primary schools in Hampshire

Mayfield School Oakley CE Junior School Ropley CE Primary School The Westgate School

Secondary schools in Hampshire

Southampton LEA	Bitterne Park School Cantell School Chamberlayne College for the Arts Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Oasis Academy Mayfield Redbridge Community School Regents Park Community College St Anne's Catholic School St George Catholic College The Sholing Technology College Upper Shirley High School Woodlands Community College

Portsmouth LEA	Admiral Lord Nelson School Charter Academy King Richard School Mayfield School Miltoncross Academy Portsmouth Academy for Girls Priory School St Edmund's Catholic School Springfield School Trafalgar School

Hampshire LEA	Aldworth School Amery Hill School Applemore College The Arnewood School Bay House School Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School Bohunt School Bridgemary School Brighton Hill Community College Brookfield Community School Brune Park Community School The Burgate School and Sixth Form Centre Calthorpe Park School Cams Hill School Clere School The Connaught School The Costello School Court Moor School Cove School Cowplain Community School Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College Crestwood College Crofton School Crookhorn College Eggar's School Everest Community Academy Fareham Academy Fernhill School and Language College Fort Hill Community School Frogmore Community College Hamble Community Sports College Harrow Way Community School Havant Academy The Hayling College The Henry Cort Community College Henry Beaufort School Horndean Technology College Hounsdown School The Hurst Community College John Hanson Community School Kings' School Mill Chase Academy The Mountbatten School Oaklands Catholic School New Forest Academy Noadswood School Park Community School Perins School The Petersfield School Portchester Community School Priestlands School Purbrook Park School Quilley School Ringwood School Robert May's School The Romsey School Swanmore College Test Valley School Testbourne Community School Testwood Sports College Thornden School Toynbee School The Vyne Community School Warblington School The Wavell School The Westgate School Wildern Secondary School Winton Community Academy Wyvern College Yateley School

Further education colleges in Hampshire

Southampton	Itchen College Taunton's College

Portsmouth	Highbury College Portsmouth College

Other	Alton College Andover College Barton Peveril College Basingstoke College of Technology Brockenhurst College Eastleigh College Fareham College Farnborough College of Technology The Sixth Form College, Farnborough Havant College Peter Symonds College Queen Mary's College St Vincent College South Downs College Sparsholt College Hampshire Totton College

Special schools in Hampshire

Baycroft School Coppice Spring School Henry Tyndale School Lakeside School The Loddon School Mary Rose Academy Osborne School Treloar School

Independent schools in Hampshire

Preparatory	Boundary Oak School Cheam School Farleigh School Hordle Walhampton School Sherborne House School The Pilgrims' School Twyford School

Senior	Bedales School Churcher's College Farnborough Hill King Edward VI School Lord Wandsworth College The Portsmouth Grammar School Salesian College St John's College Winchester College The Gregg School

All ages	Alton Convent School Ditcham Park School Hampshire Collegiate School The King's School Senior Mary Rose School Mayville High School Meoncross School Portsmouth High School Rookwood School Sherfield School St Mary's College, Southampton St Nicholas' School St Swithun's School Wykeham House School

Special	The Loddon School

Defunct	The Atherley School Morton House School Stanbridge Earls School Stubbington House School West Downs School Wixenford School

Former schools in Hampshire

Southampton LEA	Grove Park Business and Enterprise College Inspire Enterprise Academy Millbrook Community School Oaklands Community School Woolston School

Hampshire LEA	Queen Mary's School for Boys

Independent	The Atherley School Burney's Academy Eastman’s Royal Naval Academy Hyde Abbey School Morton House School North Foreland Lodge Redrice School Stanbridge Earls School Stubbington House School West Downs School

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