▁a ▁school ▁for ▁children ▁with ▁special ▁educational ▁needs , ▁which ▁services ▁the ▁local ▁and ▁wider ▁areas . ▁ ▁Hed nes ford ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁( He ath ▁Hay es , ▁P ye ▁Green ▁etc .) ▁also ▁contain ▁many ▁primary ▁schools . ▁ ▁These ▁include : ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁ ▁West ▁Hill ▁Primary ▁School ▁ ▁P ye ▁Green ▁Academy ▁ ▁Red ▁Hill ▁Primary ▁School ▁ ▁Mo or ▁Hill ▁Primary ▁School ▁ ▁Haz les lade ▁Primary ▁School ▁ ▁G ors emo or ▁Primary ▁School ▁ ▁He ath ▁Hay es ▁Primary ▁School ▁ ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁C ▁of ▁E ▁Primary ▁School ▁ ▁St ▁Joseph ' s ▁Catholic ▁Primary ▁School ▁ ▁Sport ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁Hed nes ford ▁Hills ▁Race way , ▁the ▁stock ▁car ▁track ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁dis used ▁res er voir , ▁which ▁has ▁brought ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁race ▁fans ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁since ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁still ▁attract s ▁crow ds ▁of ▁several ▁thousand ▁to ▁its ▁major ▁events . ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁semi - prof essional ▁football ▁team , ▁Hed nes ford ▁Town ▁F . C ., ▁nick named ▁" the ▁Pit men ", ▁currently ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁North ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁FA ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁most ▁prominent ▁sport sp erson ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁former ▁footballer ▁Brian ▁H orton , ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Pit men ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁si xt ies ▁and ▁early ▁sevent