building which now houses the Humanities faculty. In September 2021, the land on which the building stood formed part of a project for a new 3G all weather sports pitch for the school. The Mall The Mall was officially opened 18 March 1996, with The Duke of Westminster invited to unveil the plaque. Also present at the ceremony were the Mayor, Councillor Terence Francis, and Mayoress, Sir Malcolm Thornton, MP, Councillor B Reynolds, Chairman of the Education Committee, John Marsden, Director of Education and Alan Moore, Director of Technical Services. The mall created new classrooms for various number of departments, including English, Mathematics and Geography. It also included a new Library, replacing the older Library which used to reside where the language classrooms (L1 and L2) now are. Additional Science Laboratories were also built at the back of the school, bringing the total number of laboratories into double figures. Sixth form Sport Rugby The Sixth Form Rugby team was founded in 2007 after a group of students who were relatively new to the sport started training sessions on the school field. The group attended training sessions every Wednesday after school and made steady progression with the game and following the support of geography teacher Chris Tees a rugby player for Southport Rugby Football Club, the sixth form rugby team played their first game against another local sixth form team which was drawn 10–10. The team has made steady progress since then and in September 2008 the team's progression was rewarded when the school provided the funding for rugby posts and a pitch to be marked out on the schools field. This has proved to be a success as the team currently has a 100% home record. Headteachers Sybil Thomas (1972–1988) Originally Headmistress of the Grammar School, Thomas took on the role of Headmistress of the then-new Chesterfield High School, overseeing its development. She retired in 1988, to be succeeded by Dr. A. K. Irving. Alan K. Irving (1988–2005) In 1988, Thomas was succeeded by Dr Alan Irving who had been Deputy Head of Fairfield School, Widnes. After over 16 years as Chesterfield's Headteacher, Irving left the school for promotion to Schools and Young People's Director of Merseyside in 2005. However, Irving began a "£100,000-a-year" job in March 2006 as Schools and Young People's Director of Manchester. The school was left in the hands of the even longer serving Brenda Wheeler,