- Catholic all-girls school Mayfield was established by the American nun Mother Cornelia Connelly of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ) in 1872.
- Last year, the school welcomed back its former pupil and Olympic rowing champion Emily Craig to open its new wellbeing centre, which houses a team of counsellors and ten sixth-form mental health ambassadors. For pastoral care, each girl’s tutor is the main port of call and for boarders a housemistress is always on hand, and a lay chaplain is available at any time.
- Mayfield offers more than 100 extracurricular activity sessions, from astronomy to cookery and from drama to yoga, as well as a full sporting programme, including cricket and football, and it has top-class equestrian facilities on campus. Recent additions to the programme include clubs to support wellbeing, including gardening and “knit and natter”, British Sign Language and forensics.
- Scholarship awards are made across a wide range of disciplines – academic, music, creative arts, drama, sport, dance and equestrian. Last year 87 pupils benefited from assistance with their fees through a means-tested bursary award.
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