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| name = Mayfield School
| name = Mayfield School
| image = Mayfield logo.gif
| image = Mayfield logo.gif
| coordinates = {{coord|51.0215|0.2617|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|51.0215|0.2617|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
| motto = "Actions Not Words"
| motto = Actions Not Words
| established = 1872
| established = 1872
| type = [[Independent school (UK)|Independent]] [[Catholic]] day and boarding school
| type = [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Private]] [[Catholic]] day and boarding school
| head_label = Headmistress
| head_label = Headmistress
| head = Miss A M Beary, MA MPhil [[University of Cambridge|Cantab]], PGCE
| head = Deborah Bligh
| chair_label = Chairman of the Governors
| chair_label = Chairman of the Governors
| chair = The Lady Davies of Stamford MA (Oxon), MBA
| chair = The Lady Davies of Stamford
| founder = Mother [[Cornelia Connelly]] [[Society of the Holy Child Jesus|SHCJ]] (1809–1870)
| founder = Mother [[Cornelia Connelly]] [[Society of the Holy Child Jesus|SHCJ]] (1809–1870)
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| website = {{URL|http://www.mayfieldgirls.org}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.mayfieldgirls.org}}
}}
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'''Mayfield School''', previously '''St Leonards-Mayfield School''', is an independent [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18. It is situated in the village of [[Mayfield, East Sussex|Mayfield]] in East Sussex. The current headmistress is Miss Antonia Beary. The school was founded by Mother [[Cornelia Connelly]], S.H.C.J., in 1872, with the oldest buildings dating from the 14th century.
'''Mayfield School''', previously '''St Leonards-Mayfield School''', is an independent [[Catholic]] boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18. It is in the village of [[Mayfield, East Sussex|Mayfield]] in East Sussex. The school was founded by Mother [[Cornelia Connelly]], S.H.C.J., in 1872, with the oldest buildings dating from the 14th century.


== History ==
== History ==
Mayfield School has its origins in the Convent of the Holy Child Jesus school at [[St Leonards-on-Sea]].<ref>{{cite web|title=East Sussex Record Office - Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, school diaries|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=179-amsnn-ead&cid=11#11|publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|National Archives]]}}</ref> Mother [[Cornelia Connelly]] of the [[Society of the Holy Child Jesus]] chanced upon the Old Palace at the idyllic village of [[Mayfield and Five Ashes|Mayfield]]. At that time Louisa Caton, the Duchess of Leeds (widow of [[Francis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds]]) had requested Mother Connelly to take her in as a nun. Despite her efforts Mother Connelly remained unimpressed. The Duchess then turned her attention to setting up orphanages. She purchased the Mayfield estate which included the Old Palace and presented it to the Society.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wake|first=Jehanne|title=Sisters of Fortune: The First American Heiresses to Take Europe by Storm|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h0Pb_GtPc7gC|publisher=[[Random House]]|date=2011|pages=337|isbn=9780099428626}}</ref> On the morning of 18 November 1863 Mass was celebrated at Mayfield for the first time since the mid-16th century. The original school at St Leonards and the new school at Mayfield merged in 1953 to form the current school. The junior school was closed in 1975 and St Leonards-Mayfield thus became solely a senior school. In March 2015 the school changed its name to Mayfield School, but it retains its strong links with the SHCJ. The teachers are mostly lay staff but the nuns still maintain a strong presence as members of the Board of Governors and pastoral care staff.<ref>[http://www.mayfieldgirls.org/netcommunity/page.aspx?pid=967 History of the school] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118041920/http://www.mayfieldgirls.org/netcommunity/page.aspx?pid=967 |date=18 January 2013 }}</ref>
Mayfield School has its origins in the Convent of the Holy Child Jesus school at [[St Leonards-on-Sea]].<ref>{{cite web|title=East Sussex Record Office - Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, school diaries|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=179-amsnn-ead&cid=11#11|publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|National Archives]]}}</ref> Mother [[Cornelia Connelly]] of the [[Society of the Holy Child Jesus]] chanced upon the Old Palace at the idyllic village of [[Mayfield and Five Ashes|Mayfield]]. At that time Louisa Caton, the Duchess of Leeds (widow of [[Francis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds]]) had requested Mother Connelly to take her in as a nun. Despite her efforts Mother Connelly remained unimpressed. The Duchess then turned her attention to setting up orphanages. She purchased the Mayfield estate which included the Old Palace and presented it to the Society.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wake|first=Jehanne|title=Sisters of Fortune: The First American Heiresses to Take Europe by Storm|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h0Pb_GtPc7gC|publisher=[[Random House]]|date=2011|pages=337|isbn=9780099428626}}</ref> On the morning of 18 November 1863 Mass was celebrated at Mayfield for the first time since the mid-16th century. The original school at St Leonards and the new school at Mayfield merged in 1953 to form the current school. The junior school was closed in 1975 and St Leonards-Mayfield thus became solely a senior school. In March 2015 the school changed its name to Mayfield School, but it retains its links with the SHCJ. The teachers are mostly lay staff but the nuns still maintain a presence as members of the Board of Governors and pastoral care staff.<ref>[http://www.mayfieldgirls.org/netcommunity/page.aspx?pid=967 History of the school] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118041920/http://www.mayfieldgirls.org/netcommunity/page.aspx?pid=967 |date=18 January 2013 }}</ref>


=== Old Palace ===
=== Old Palace ===
The Old Palace was originally a holiday residence of the [[Archbishops of Canterbury]] during the 14th and 15th centuries. During the [[Reformation]], it was handed over to [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]] who gave it to several leading noblemen of his day. [[Thomas Gresham]] lived there and [[Queen Elizabeth I]] was among his guests at the Old Palace. It was bought by the Baker family, a prominent family in the [[iron foundry]] industry. As the iron industry began to decline, so did the family's fortunes. The Old Palace became derelict and abandoned by the mid 18th century. It has since been designated a [[Grade I listed]] building.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Old Palace (The Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, Mayfield School), Mayfield and Five Ashes|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-296533-the-old-palace-the-convent-of-the-holy-c|publisher=British Listed Buildings}}</ref>
The Old Palace was originally a holiday residence of the [[Archbishops of Canterbury]] during the 14th and 15th centuries. During the [[Reformation]], it was handed over to King [[Henry VIII]] who gave it to several leading noblemen of his day. [[Thomas Gresham]] lived there and [[Queen Elizabeth I]] was among his guests at the Old Palace. It was bought by the Baker family, a prominent family in the [[iron foundry]] industry. As the iron industry began to decline, so did the family's fortunes. The Old Palace became derelict and abandoned by the mid 18th century. It has since been designated a [[Grade I listed]] building.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Old Palace (The Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, Mayfield School), Mayfield and Five Ashes|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-296533-the-old-palace-the-convent-of-the-holy-c|publisher=British Listed Buildings}}</ref>


== Location and facilities ==
== Location and facilities ==
[[File:St Leonards entrance.jpg|thumb|View of the entrance to the school from the High Street]]
[[File:St Leonards entrance.jpg|thumb|View of the entrance to the school from the High Street]]
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The school is located within the village of Mayfield, less than 40 miles from the centre of London. At the heart of the school are the 14th century chapel built for the Archbishops of Canterbury and a concert hall designed by Sir [[Giles Gilbert Scott]]. The sports facilities include a new all-weather pitch, eight new all-weather tennis and netball courts, an indoor swimming pool and one of the largest outdoor riding arenas in the South East of England.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} The creative and performing arts are served by a music school, ceramics and arts studios and a dance hall. There is also a purpose built science block.
The school has a fourteenth century chapel built for the Archbishops of Canterbury and a concert hall designed by Sir [[Giles Gilbert Scott]]. The sports facilities include an all-weather pitch, eight all-weather tennis and netball courts, an indoor swimming pool and a riding arena. The school has music rooms, ceramics and arts studios and a dance hall. There is also a science block.

There are four boarding houses at the school: Leeds House (named after the Duchess of Leeds who donated the Old Palace to the SHCJ), Connelly House (formerly known as St Gabriels), Gresham House and St Dunstans House providing boarding accommodation in individual rooms for the Sixth Form.


== Links with other Holy Child schools ==
== Links with other Holy Child schools ==
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The [[Society of the Holy Child Jesus]] still runs a network of schools across its three provinces: Europe, Africa and America.
The [[Society of the Holy Child Jesus]] still runs a network of schools across its three provinces: Europe, Africa and America.


Mayfield actively maintains and strengthens links with other Holy Child Schools. In 2010 children from the Cornelia Connelly School in [[Anaheim, California]] visited Mayfield and the headmistress visited Holy Child College in [[Ikoyi]], Nigeria.
Mayfield has links with other Holy Child Schools. In 2010 children from the Cornelia Connelly School in [[Anaheim, California]] visited Mayfield and the headmistress visited Holy Child College in [[Ikoyi]], Nigeria.


== Former pupils ==
== Former pupils ==


{{see also|Category:People educated at St Leonards-Mayfield School}}
{{see also|Category:People educated at St Leonards-Mayfield School}}
{{alumni|date=June 2024}}

Former pupils of Mayfield and her sister Holy Child Schools which are now closed are known as Old Cornelians, named after Mother Cornelia Connelly who founded the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. They include:
Former pupils of Mayfield and her sister Holy Child Schools which are now closed are known as Old Cornelians, named after Mother Cornelia Connelly who founded the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. They include:


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* [[Ann Leslie]]
* [[Ann Leslie]]
* [[Helena Little]]
* [[Helena Little]]
* [[Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón]]
* [[Clare McLaren-Throckmorton]]
* [[Clare McLaren-Throckmorton]]
* [[Therese Vanier]]
* [[Folu Storms]]
* [[Folu Storms]]


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Latest revision as of 08:32, 25 June 2024

Mayfield School
Address
Map
The Old Palace

Mayfield
,
East Sussex
,
TN20 6PH

England
Coordinates51°01′17″N 0°15′42″E / 51.0215°N 0.2617°E / 51.0215; 0.2617
Information
TypePrivate Catholic day and boarding school
MottoActions Not Words
Established1872
FounderMother Cornelia Connelly SHCJ (1809–1870)
Department for Education URN114627 Tables
Chairman of the GovernorsThe Lady Davies of Stamford
HeadmistressDeborah Bligh
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18
Enrolment400
Houses4
Colour(s)Light Blue, Navy Blue  
Former pupilsOld Cornelians
Websitewww.mayfieldgirls.org

Mayfield School, previously St Leonards-Mayfield School, is an independent Catholic boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18. It is in the village of Mayfield in East Sussex. The school was founded by Mother Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J., in 1872, with the oldest buildings dating from the 14th century.

History

[edit]

Mayfield School has its origins in the Convent of the Holy Child Jesus school at St Leonards-on-Sea.[1] Mother Cornelia Connelly of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus chanced upon the Old Palace at the idyllic village of Mayfield. At that time Louisa Caton, the Duchess of Leeds (widow of Francis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds) had requested Mother Connelly to take her in as a nun. Despite her efforts Mother Connelly remained unimpressed. The Duchess then turned her attention to setting up orphanages. She purchased the Mayfield estate which included the Old Palace and presented it to the Society.[2] On the morning of 18 November 1863 Mass was celebrated at Mayfield for the first time since the mid-16th century. The original school at St Leonards and the new school at Mayfield merged in 1953 to form the current school. The junior school was closed in 1975 and St Leonards-Mayfield thus became solely a senior school. In March 2015 the school changed its name to Mayfield School, but it retains its links with the SHCJ. The teachers are mostly lay staff but the nuns still maintain a presence as members of the Board of Governors and pastoral care staff.[3]

Old Palace

[edit]

The Old Palace was originally a holiday residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury during the 14th and 15th centuries. During the Reformation, it was handed over to King Henry VIII who gave it to several leading noblemen of his day. Thomas Gresham lived there and Queen Elizabeth I was among his guests at the Old Palace. It was bought by the Baker family, a prominent family in the iron foundry industry. As the iron industry began to decline, so did the family's fortunes. The Old Palace became derelict and abandoned by the mid 18th century. It has since been designated a Grade I listed building.[4]

Location and facilities

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View of the entrance to the school from the High Street

The school has a fourteenth century chapel built for the Archbishops of Canterbury and a concert hall designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. The sports facilities include an all-weather pitch, eight all-weather tennis and netball courts, an indoor swimming pool and a riding arena. The school has music rooms, ceramics and arts studios and a dance hall. There is also a science block.

[edit]

The Society of the Holy Child Jesus still runs a network of schools across its three provinces: Europe, Africa and America.

Mayfield has links with other Holy Child Schools. In 2010 children from the Cornelia Connelly School in Anaheim, California visited Mayfield and the headmistress visited Holy Child College in Ikoyi, Nigeria.

Former pupils

[edit]
See also: Category:People educated at St Leonards-Mayfield School

Former pupils of Mayfield and her sister Holy Child Schools which are now closed are known as Old Cornelians, named after Mother Cornelia Connelly who founded the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. They include:

References

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  1. ^ "East Sussex Record Office - Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, school diaries". National Archives.
  2. ^ Wake, Jehanne (2011). Sisters of Fortune: The First American Heiresses to Take Europe by Storm. Random House. p. 337. ISBN 9780099428626.
  3. ^ History of the school Archived 18 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "The Old Palace (The Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, Mayfield School), Mayfield and Five Ashes". British Listed Buildings.
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