The Hayfield School

The Hayfield School continues to perform well as a good school, with strong leadership and a culture that promotes kindness and respect among pupils and staff. The school has successfully prioritized enrichment activities, enhancing the overall educational experience and fostering social development among students. Pupils demonstrate excellent behavior and have confidence in their ability to resolve issues thanks to the supportive environment created by the school leaders. However, some aspects of the school, particularly the delivery and evaluation of the Personal, Social, and Health Education (PSHE) curriculum, require further improvement to ensure students have a comprehensive understanding of key topics.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and staff
• Pupils excel in subjects like English and mathematics
• Wide range of enrichment activities available to pupils
• Effective safeguarding measures in place
• Supportive environment for pupils with SEND

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of system to evaluate knowledge retention from the PSHE curriculum
• Some pupils do not access independent careers advice before making decisions

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Hayfield School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 16.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.4% of pupils at The Hayfield School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Hayfield School had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.9% of pupils at The Hayfield School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Hayfield School received £7,241 and spent £7,448 for each of its 1,084 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £32,000 (-£30 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is The Hayfield School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Hayfield School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was The Hayfield School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Hayfield School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does The Hayfield School have?

The Hayfield School has 1,088 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Hayfield School cover?

The Hayfield School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are The Hayfield School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 53.3, and 62% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Hayfield School?

The Hayfield School is at Hurst Lane, Auckley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN9 3HG.