Year 7 Admissions

The first step is to register your daughter for a place. Our registration form is available on our website. Once registered, students will sit the School’s own Assessments in English, Mathematics, and Reasoning in the Autumn term prior to joining, as well as be interviewed by the Headmistress and Head of Lower School. Apart from the exam results and interview, we also take into consideration their school reports and a reference from their headteacher. 

Class sizes at Mayfield are small, typically 15-17 per class in Year 7. This supports the girls settling well into their new school environment and enables the teachers to get to know each girl very well in order to support her development and progression.

All girls in Year 7 follow a core programme of: English (or International English), Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Religious Studies, French, Spanish, Latin, PE, DLT (Digital Literacy and Technology) and Life Skills. At Mayfield we place great value on the development of creativity and your daughter will also have weekly lessons in Music, Drama, Art, Ceramics, Textiles and Food & Nutrition.  

Yes, we have a daily timetable, with six lessons scheduled each day, each lasting 55 minutes, as well as two activity sessions, where the girls can choose from a wide range of extra-curricular activities to enjoy.  

The school day ends at 6.00pm Monday to Thursday and 4.30pm on Friday.  

The benefits of a broad and balanced education are immeasurable, which is why we place great emphasis on the extra-curricular opportunities available to Mayfield girls. Mayfield pupils can enjoy and benefit from a wide range of sports, clubs, activities, music, drama, educational visits, lectures and expeditions to encourage personal growth and development, and help them develop self-awareness and self-knowledge. Pupils are encouraged to try new activities as well as develop and consolidate existing interests. Here is a link to our latest booklet, outlining the full range of activities available.

There is no Saturday school but some sports fixtures take place on Saturdays. In addition, we offer our Weekend Programme of activities to boarders and day girls.  

Girls in Lower School have the opportunity of a range of age-appropriate optional residential trips both in the UK and abroad. These vary each year, but in the past have included a ski trip to Italy, a hockey tour to Germany and a water sports adventure in Wales.  

As the girls progress through the School, the range of residential trips expands and this has in the past included Model United Nations Conferences; trips to Greece and Rome; a Geography trip to Morocco; a Spanish trip to Malaga; a Battlefields Tour in France and Belgium; a trip to Berlin and Krakow; an annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes; and an ‘Actions not Words’ volunteering overseas trip to Thailand to help in an orphanage.  

Yes, all girls will have a buddy, who will contact them in the summer term prior to joining. They will meet them at the Induction Day in June and will remain in touch with them during the summer.  

During the summer term prior to joining Mayfield, our Head of Lower School, Mr Smith, will visit your daughter at her current school. Following on from this, we hold an Induction Day at Mayfield in June, when girls meet their new tutor and enjoy a range of activities designed to develop friendships and team build. This period of induction continues when term starts in September, when the girls have time off-timetable to help them settle in, get to know each other and the staff, and get to know their way around the School.  

Phones belonging to girls in Years 7 - 10 are handed in to their form tutor at the beginning of the school day (or housemistress if boarders) and collected again at 6pm on their way home.  Years 11 - 13 are allowed to keep their phones in their bag, but if seen using them anywhere other than their common room, these are confiscated.

Yes, students can apply for scholarships at 11+, 13+ and 16+ entry points. Both academic and other scholarships – in art, dance, drama, music, sport, and equestrian – are available. More information can be found at Scholarships and Bursaries - Mayfield School.

Yes, it is possible as we have a flexi-boarding option where students can board between 2-3 nights a week. Girls would be allocated a buddy to help them settle in to boarding life. There is also a range of activities each evening to enable all the girls to integrate and develop friendships.