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.
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.
For our first newsletter of the new school year, we would like to welcome OWs from the class of 2020 and new Friends of MCS to our newsletter readership. We are so sorry not to see you in person this year but are delighted to have you here!
As pre-season sports commence, it is fair to say that MCS is buzzing to welcome all its students back on site, after six months of absence for many. School is making every effort to ensure that the site is as safe as possible for students and staff, with a plethora of measures including one way systems, altered timetables, and new handwashing stations.
While school will be opening to pupils and staff, we regret that we are unable to hold the following Michaelmas term OW events due to ongoing limitations of the pandemic:
2020 YOW Sport and Curry (scheduled for Saturday 12th September)
2020 VOW Lunch
In the meantime, we are exploring some alternative virtual events and will note these in due course.
MCS continues to commit to sustainability and diversity
We are exploring ways to consult OWs on our sustainability and diversity, and how to offer you an opportunity to feedback through online channels.
Exam Results 2020
Since we last wrote to you, U6 and Fifth Formers have had rather a whirlwind experience with exam results.
MCS can report that for GCSEs, over 60% were classified as 9 (A*) grades, over 86% of grades at 9-8 (A*), and over 96% at 9-7 (A*-A) grades. 54 boys achieved straight 9 and 8 (A*) grades and 21 boys achieved straight 9 (A*) grades.
Congratulations to our U6 and Fifth Formers on such a strong set of results, and for their admirable resilience and adaptability in coping with the many and often unpredictable changes since March.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, over £67,000 has been raised for hardship and bursary funds at MCS since the start of the Conveniamus campaign on Commem.
The first £50,000 has been matched by an OW in honour of inspirational former MCS teacher Nigel Bates, and a second OW has recently come forward to match the next £25,000 in gifts.
Raising hardship and bursary funds will allow us to support not only those who are profoundly affected by the pandemic, but also ensure that MCS is able to recruit a strong cohort of pupils drawn from all parts of society.
To find out more, visit our website or click below to give. A gift of any amount will help us maximise the generous matching funding contribution which runs through to late September.
Sincere thanks to our incredibly supportive MCS community!
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The challenges brought on by the pandemic have had – and will continue to have for some time – implications for those looking to enter higher education or the working world. Many pupils may be taking an unexpected gap year, or leaving university to enter a job market which appears to have shrunk in recent months. As a result, the desire for learning and work opportunities is high and there is no shortage of talented individuals seeking employment or experience.
We’d like to help OWs looking for opportunities and those who may have some to offer connect via our LinkedIn group. If you’re not already a member, please do request to join and accompany the nearly 1,000 Old Waynfletes who are part of our community there. In addition to joining the OW group, you can also include MCS as part of your education profile in order to allow other OWs to more easily find you.
For those interested in mentoring an OW or who may have work experience or paid position opportunities to offer, please do get in touch with us via the LinkedIn group or Waynflete Office email. We’d be very happy to help communicate those.
Pandemic Papers
Thank you to all who have already contributed entries to the Pandemic Papers. The MCS Archive’s collecting initiative recording the impact of the coronavirus is developing into a rich and diverse resource for the future. With over 30 entries fully catalogued, the collection has the potential to be nationally important in years to come.
Recent highlights include a current parent’s photographic record of shop signs and the heartening responses from children thanking the NHS. Junior School teacher Mrs Caroline Winstone assembled a time capsule of pupils’ responses to the pandemic during the lockdown, with an item from each child.
From the work of our youngest pupils to the poetry and prose of Veteran Old Waynfletes, the archive is becoming a collection of voices and experiences which span the generations as well as the globe. As preparations take shape for the new school year beginning under the veil of Covid-19, we are also recording the school administration’s logistical decisions.
If you have not already submitted an entry to the Pandemic Papers, please consider doing so; all experiences and contributions are valuable and unique. We welcome submissions until 30 September. For more information, please see the school’s online archive or contact Lindsay McCormack (Archivist).
And finally…
In an illustration of how school will look a bit different this term, past Masters from across the ages look on as perspex screens allowing for physical distancing are installed into the dining room.
Keeping in Touch
We are always thinking of our MCS community and endeavour to help you feel connected to the school.
In order for us to keep in touch with you, please notify us if your contact details change via the new online form on our website.
If you would like to organise a virtual reunion or reach out to long lost school friends, please let us know via email. The MCS Strava group is also serving to keep members of the MCS community healthy, connected and motivated.
We are pleased to continue to receive your submissions to the Pandemic Papers, and are grateful to the MCS community for your support of our Conveniamus campaign.
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast.
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast.
28 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2024.
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an endowment to fund bursaries for the future.
28 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2024.
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an 
