Attempts to save the 'iconic' 1930s facade have proved to be unsuccessful and a new £22m school will be built in its place. We decided to look back through The News’s archives to find old pictures from the 1990s and 2000s at the school. Click through to see them all! And see if you can spot yourself.
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A Year 7 English class in Mayfield School in 2007. | JPIMedia Photo: Malcolm Wells
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Mayfield School pupils (l-r) Charlie Dearlove, Sophie Peach, Tom Essery and Kirsty Simmons get a chance to get into the minds of Shakespearian characters during a drama workshop focused on plays they are studying for English exams in 2007 | JPIMedia Photo: Steve Reid
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Year 8 children from Mayfield School visited the Royal Naval Museum in September 2007. | Other 3rd Party Photo: LA(PHOT) Jannine B Hartmann
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Mayfield School pupils (L-R) Leo Westbury, Sam Baker, Claire Smith, Chloe Dixon and Danny Nutbeam 11 in 2007. | JPIMedia Photo: Paul Jacobs