MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools, and in 2024 was awarded Independent School of the Year for our contribution to social mobility.
In 2024-25, MCS received over £1.2 million in donated funds.
“His experience at MCS has been extraordinary.” – Senior School parent
The desire to
learn
Perennially outstanding annual results at A Level and GCSE are just one element of our academic reputation. About a quarter of our Sixth Form pupils take up places at Oxford, Cambridge and Ivy League universities, and almost all pupils go on to prestigious destinations in the UK and abroad. We achieve all this not by teaching to the curriculum, but by reaching far beyond it.
We strive to
Serve
We draw much from the global University city in which we are situated. Located at Magdalen Bridge, looking both towards the city centre and towards east Oxford, MCS has a rich history of partnership. Our collaborations with our neighbouring communities are varied and diverse, and offer exciting opportunities to share ideas, resources and expertise, to the benefit both of our neighbours and our pupils.
Transforming lives
through Bursaries
of Senior School pupils receive bursary awards
has been raised for the MCS Bursary Endowment Fund
donors made gifts to the school in 2024-2025
What people say about MCS
"With its terrifically privileged position at the heart of one of the world’s leading universities, and a magic connection to the Oxford college with which it shares its name, this is the school to come to for an extraordinarily superb education".
"Steeped in history but not weighed down by it, with no esoteric language or complicated uniform to contend with, MCS has been cultivating curiosity for well over half a millennium and yet feels modern, playful and unpretentious... Your inquisitive, bright-as-a-button son or daughter will have a ball at this glorious school".
"There's something special about this school – people treat each other with respect but not with over-formality. It wears its traditions lightly and is 'more about the community' than grand buildings, providing 'really good foundations for learning'"
"As Oxford as the dreaming spires themselves, this academically outstanding day school has been a part of the city since the 15th century".
