Hayfield School
Community special school in Wirral (Wirral).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Weise | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sheena Drake | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Lee Comber | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Vicky Walsham | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sam Marsh | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Chris Mervyn | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Ebbs | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Ms Claire Jelley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Ms Joanne Tordoff | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Elaine Shutt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Lisa Buckley Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Hannah Rice Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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