Hayes School is a mixed secondary school with academy status located in the suburb of Hayes within the

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. The school has approximately 1800 students, of whom 500 are in the

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History

The school became independent from the local Parish school in Hayes village in 1956. At this time, the school took solely male students and consisted only of Gadsden, a Victorian Gothic mansion which now houses the present day Reception, schools offices, et cetera. Soon after its opening, the school accepted students of both sexes and was mostly relocated to what is now known as A block. Further expansion followed culminating in the opening of a new C block (containing a state of the art Library unique to London at the time) and a vastly improved Music Department in 2003, and a new L block in 2006, where the School celebrated its fiftieth Anniversary with a fair, which also acted as a Fundraising event. Now there is a newly opened block for Media Studies, Drama, the Library etc. M-Block, opened in the summer of 2010 and was developed over a short-year's period from March to September. The school gained academy status on 1 April 2011. The school's two most recent Ofsted Reports, in 2011 and 2013, both awarded the school Outstanding status.

School buildings

The school has 10 different blocks (A, B, C, D, E, G, H, L, M, S): the newest block (M) was opened in 2010. Most blocks are split into two floors. A Block – A block is dedicated to Science; biology, chemistry and physics. B Block – Used for many subjects. Design Technology taking up the ground floor, while upstairs is used for Art, mostly, with one classroom used for Information Technology. C Block – Two floors. The lower floor is used for Music Business Studies, Drama, Psychology and Sociology. The first floor is used for IT, with three music practice rooms, a recording studio and a store room to house students' instruments. D Block – Lower floor is used for MFL (Modern Foreign Languages. Primarily French, which all students must learn, and German and Spanish, which one 'side' of a year is taught each). The first floor is used for Humanities (History, Religious Education, and Geography) and Social Sciences (Politics, Sociology, Law, Government and Politics & Psychology). At the end of D Block on the ground floor is the main Sixth Form Study Centre, split with a common room area (canteen included) for Sixth Form students and a silent study room with computers. E Block – Dance Studio. G Block – Gadsden. This is an old house that has been renovated into two reception areas, one main and one for students. It also houses many offices, with a medical room on the bottom floor, next to the Student Reception. H – H Block, otherwise known as the 'Huts'. H1 is a classroom where Spanish and Geography is taught, H2 is used for counselling and student support, H3 and H4 are part of the Bromley School Collegiate teaching school and H5 and H6 are sixth form study areas. L – L Block, used for English classes. M – M block is used for a variety of subjects, including: English, Mathematics, Media and Drama. Transition, Student Support and Speech & Language are on the ground floor. The school library is on the ground floor of M Block. S – S Block is used by the PE Department including a sports hall, four changing rooms (2 boys, 2 girls) and a multi purpose hall which can also be used for assemblies.

Notable former pupils

* Alex Blake (cricketer) - cricketer *

Lynsey Askew Lynsey Riann Frances Askew (born 3 September 1986) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm Fast bowling, medium Bowler (cricket), bowler and right-handed Batting (cricket), batter. She appeared in eight Women's One Day Internati ...

– cricketer * Andrew Davenport – co creator of the Teletubbies *

Lydia Greenway Lydia Sophie Greenway (born 6 August 1985) is an English former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and occasional right-arm off break bowler. She was also regarded as one of the best outfielders in the women's game. She appeared in 1 ...

– cricketer *

Gary Johnson Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman, author, and politician. He served as the 29th governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party. He was the Libertarian Party nominee for Presid ...

– rugby union player *

Richard Preddy Richard Preddy (died 7 July 2020) was a British comedy writer and performer, most noted for working in the sketch show ''Smack the Pony'' and the sitcom ''Green Wing''. He had a working partnership with fellow writer Gary Howe since 1987. Perf ...

– comedy writer *

David Spinx David Spinx (born 25 April 1951) is an English actor, probably best known for playing Keith Miller in the BBC television soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2004–2008. He has previously appeared in ''EastEnders'' as a guest character in an episode ...

– actor *

Pete Sears Peter Roy Sears (born 27 May 1948) is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than six decades, he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock o ...

– musician, producer *

Finn Jones Finn Jones (born Terence Jones; 24 March 1988) is an English actor known for his roles as Loras Tyrell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2016) and Danny Rand / Iron Fist in the Netflix television shows '' Iron Fist'' (2017–2018) ...

– Actor, Game of Thrones *

Jessica Plummer Jessica Kate Plummer (born 16 September 1992) is an English actress and singer. From 2013 to 2015, she was a member of the British girl group Neon Jungle, with whom she released an album that peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart. She is ...

- actress, singer

References

External links

* {{authority control Academies in the London Borough of Bromley Educational institutions established in 1956 1956 establishments in England Secondary schools in the London Borough of Bromley