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About

Hayfield is a local authority, specialist school that strives to bring the highest quality of teaching and learning to pupils with social communication needs/autism, (including some with mainstream ability), or to pupils with moderate learning difficulties, (often with additional needs). But most importantly, we ensure that every child is respected and treated as an individual.

We try our very best to see the world as the child sees it, and work from their starting point. We have had National Autistic Society Accreditation for over ten years and our last OFSTED inspection rated us Good with Outstanding practice in our Early Years base.

Currently children need to have a, Education Health Care Plan to be considered by Wirral Authority for a place at Hayfield. We use a variety of approaches to ensure the children learn to the best of their ability, within a caring and close knit community. We provide structure, and routine.

We provide an eclectic mix of specialist approaches, including looking at children's sensory and emotional needs. We provide an interesting and exciting curriculum, that we hope enables children to grow up with skills for life, as part of a local, national, and global community.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Gardening
  • Times Tables Rock Stars
  • Reading Spine

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights

Key facts

URN
105128
Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wallasey
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (10 current, 2 former)

Special schools governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr John WeiseChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Sheena DrakeGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Lee ComberGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2025 · until 2029
Vicky WalshamGovernorElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Sam MarshGovernorElected by school staffsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Chris MervynGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Julie EbbsGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Ms Claire JelleyGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · until 2028
Ms Joanne TordoffGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2017 · until 2029
Mrs Elaine ShuttGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2016 · until 2028
Lisa Buckley FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Hannah Rice FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026

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