The Hayfield School
School Name: The Hayfield School Address: Hurst Lane, Auckley Town/City: DONCASTER County: SOUTH YORKSHIRE Postcode: DN9 3HG Telephone Number: 01302 770589 Website: https://thehayfieldschool.co.uk
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2011 Trust: The Hayfield School
Headteacher: Mr Richard Huddart
Capacity: 1140
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1088 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 95% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 14.1%
URN: 136672
DfE Number: 371/5400
UKPRN: 10033387
UPRN: 100052207476
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Doncaster (E08000017)
Constituency: Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (E14001199)
Electoral Ward: Finningley (E05010736)
Easting & Northing: 464839E, 399968N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 29' 35.05" N 1° 1' 26.47" W
Plus Code: 9C5WFXVG+69
DfE Record: View record
- New College Doncaster (0.0km)
- Hayfield Lane Primary School (0.3km)
- Hill House School (0.9km)
- Auckley Primary Academy (1.1km)
- Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School (2.1km)
- Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School (2.7km)
- Hatchell Wood Primary Academy (2.8km)
- St Oswald's CofE Academy (2.8km)
- The McAuley Catholic High School (3.0km)
- Tornedale Infant Academy (3.4km)
Predecessor school†
- Ms Lisa Jean Brannan - Trustee. Appointed on 15 June 2026 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 14 June 2030.
- Mrs Sarah Cashmore - Member. Appointed on 20 October 2021 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mrs Laura Clark - Trustee. Appointed on 17 October 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 16 October 2029.
- Mr Steven Leslie Cross - Member. Appointed on 20 October 2021 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mrs Debbi Dickerson - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 12 December 2025.
- Mrs Lisa Ellen Fox - Trustee. Appointed on 1 April 2015 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mrs Lisa Fox - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 April 2015. Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mrs Sarah Jane GOLSWORTHY - Trustee. Appointed on 28 February 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 15 June 2026.
- Mr Arthur Tudor Griffiths - Member. Appointed on 21 November 2024 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mr Mark Huby - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 12 January 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 21 September 2026.
- Mr Richard James Huddart - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 10 November 2020. Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mr Richard James Huddart - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2026.
- Mr Richard James Huddart - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2026 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mr Matthew James Kallaur - Trustee. Appointed on 14 October 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 21 September 2026.
- Mr Matthew James Kallaur - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 21 September 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 20 September 2030.
- Mrs Karey Ann Miles - Trustee. Appointed on 8 May 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 1 September 2026.
- Mrs Heather Rose - Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT). Appointed on 22 September 2017.
- Mr Graeme Craig Routledge - Trustee. Appointed on 21 November 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 20 November 2028.
- Mr Andrew James Sapsted - Trustee. Appointed on 28 February 2024 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 27 February 2028.
- Mr James Preston Shepherd - Trustee. Appointed on 10 July 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 9 July 2030.
- Mrs Helen Thompson - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2026.
- Mrs Karen Thorlby-Coy - Trustee. Appointed on 27 March 2023 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 17 November 2025.
- Mrs Rachel Therese Train - Member. Appointed on 14 October 2025 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mr Daniel Charles Wood - Member. Appointed on 14 October 2025 (Appointed by academy members).