- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast. - Admissions
Approximately 1 in 10 pupils receive a bursary or scholarship. We are committed to ensuring an MCS education is open to the brightest pupils, no matter their personal circumstances.
- Junior School
“The Junior School is a very busy and happy school and here, a smile goes a long way.”
- Senior School
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023. - Sixth Form
Over 25% of our Sixth Form pupils take up places at Oxford and Cambridge every year.
- Supporting MCS
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an endowment to fund bursaries for the future.
- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast.
- Admissions
Approximately 1 in 10 pupils receive a bursary or scholarship. We are committed to ensuring an MCS education is open to the brightest pupils, no matter their personal circumstances.
- Junior School
“The Junior School is a very busy and happy school and here, a smile goes a long way.”
- Senior School
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023.
- Sixth Form
Over 25% of our Sixth Form pupils take up places at Oxford and Cambridge every year.
- Supporting MCS
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an endowment to fund bursaries for the future.
- How was Sir Percy Blakeney, creation of Baroness Orczy, better known? Scarlet Pimpernel
- By what name does Mrs Cripps, a Portsmouth bumboat woman, go in Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore? Little Buttercup
- The Wordsworth poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” is commonly referred to by what name? Daffodils
- Name the handsome youth of classical mythology who rejects Echo and falls in love with his own reflection. Narcissus
- Who was Draco Malfoy’s date at The Yule Ball in Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire? Pansy Parkinson
- What is the title of James, the son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex? Viscount Severn
- Which comedian is now the host of Radio 4’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue? Jack Dee
- Name the English explorer, with the first name Henry, best-known for his explorations of Canada and North America, who was looking for a northwest passage to Asia. Hudson
- Name the rough, woollen fabric, closely woven, made to withstand harsh climates and often worn for outdoor activities such as shooting and hunting, associated with Ireland and Scotland. Tweed
- What is the name of the shortest of the Teletubbies (red in colour)? Po
Answers to be announced week commencing 20th April.
