About Mayfield
About Mayfield
We are a leading Catholic independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18, set in the beautiful Sussex countryside. Our academic results are excellent, our extra-curricular activities plentiful, our pastoral care exemplary - but above all else, Mayfield is a happy school.

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Admissions
Admissions
Choosing the right school for your daughter is one of the most important decisions that you will make.
We would welcome the opportunity to talk to you about the possibility of your daughter joining Mayfield and hope the following information gives you an insight into how we can work with you to ensure all your queries are answered and you feel supported throughout.

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Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence
For over 150 years, Mayfield has provided intellectual challenge for each individual at each age and stage of her education, and fostered in her a love of learning. We educate girls to develop their known talents and discover their hidden ones.

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Boarding
Boarding
House life is rooted in the values of the School - care and respect for one another, charity and forgiveness. The heart of each House lies in the joy and delight the girls derive from each other’s company. Friendships are formed here which last long after our girls have left Mayfield. The fullness of the boarding experience fosters their development into caring, communicative and engaged young women who, at every turn, enrich the world they enter.

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Co-curricular and Extra-curricular
Co-curricular and Extra-curricular
While academic study and the pursuit of excellent examination results are important, the benefits which stem from a broad and balanced education are immeasurable. Our programme of extra and co-curricular activities is wide and varied.

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Pastoral and Spiritual
Pastoral and Spiritual
Mayfield is a school built on the principles of trust, respect and love for each member of the community.
We nurture and celebrate each individual, but also engender in our girls an awareness and appreciation of the needs and gifts of others. Good interaction between staff and pupils results from supportive relationships, and we are justly proud of our pastoral care.

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- Spiritual Life
- Health and Wellbeing
Mayfield Outreach
Mayfield Outreach
At Mayfield, we endeavour to live by our motto of ‘Actions Not Words’ in all areas of school life and in all interactions with others. Our primary focus is to provide an excellent education based on the seven Cornelian Principles laid out by Cornelia Connelly when she founded the School, and to prepare students for the world beyond Mayfield.

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Riding Success

Our Equestrian Squad regularly competes on the School Equestrian circuit, winning frequently in show jumping, dressage and eventing classes, both as a team and on an individual basis. Our elite squad of riders supported by our in-house team has consistently surpassed both our and their expectations. To achieve this level of success requires hard work, courage, determination, team work and excellent support.

Our girls compete regularly throughout the year, helping to cement the School’s excellent equestrian record. For many of our girls, the success that they achieve in riding is one of the most significant experiences of their time at the School.

OC Elite medallists:
Emily Baldwin - Team Gold at the Junior European Championships
Emily Llewellyn - Team and Individual Gold at Pony and at the Junior European Championships
Charlotte Balfour – Team Silver at Junior European Championships
Ella Curley -Team and Individual Gold at the Children on Horses Showjumping
Molly Faulkner - Team Silver at the Pony European Championships
Tabby Sternberg-Allen – Equine vet student and Junior European Champion in Reining

Other alumnae
Camilla Le May - Internationally renowned sculptor, Camilla Le May, first discovered her love of clay while studying at Mayfield School. A keen rider who grew up on her parents’ farm, Camilla went on to be elected as an Associate Member of the Society of Equestrian Artists and has won a number of prestigious awards. Her work ranges from silver jewellery to her monumental, life-size bronze of Sefton, a British Army horse who was critically injured in the Hyde Park and Regent’s Park bombings which killed seven other horses and 11 people. Sefton recovered sufficiently to return to active service and was subsequently awarded ‘Horse of the Year’ and had an annual award named after him. Camilla’s sculpture was commissioned by the Royal Veterinary College and unveiled by the Princess Royal in 2013.