Haydon School originally had a house system. They were named after the NASA space vehicles "Discovery", "Challenger", "Voyager", "Endeavour" and "Pioneer". Following the "Challenger disaster", they kept the house names as tribute. However, in September 2012, following the appointment of then-new headteacher Robert Jones, the house system was scrapped and was replaced by a system that worked by years, and the uniform changed accordingly. Now each year group has their own tie colour associated with their year.