- 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.”
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast.
- Senior School
28 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2024. - 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.
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 - 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
28 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2024.
- 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.
Thanks to the incredible generosity of the school community, MCS has equipped families in need from three Oxford primary schools with laptops and data access in a bid to tackle digital poverty exacerbated by Covid19. The fundraising campaign, spearheaded by the Waynflete Office, has raised money for over 50 laptops through donations from alumni, staff, governors, parents and families of those who have recently completed their studies at MCS.
**After sharing news of this campaign, MCS has been inundated with further offers to help. As of mid-January, a further 25 laptops have been ordered, bringing our total to 82. This has allowed us to assist a fourth East Oxford primary school in need**
In November, MCS became aware that government schemes were unable to provide enough devices to address the needs of pupils without access to technology. Heads at three primary schools in East Oxford – where MCS has strong links – described how families did not have access to a computer at home and, in one case, how just four pupils in a year group could participate in online learning when they were forced to isolate. The machines arrived in December, just in time to equip pupils ahead of the latest national lockdown announced on 4 January 2021.
Susannah Baker, Development Director at MCS, said of the campaign: “No-one wins when children miss out on their education and I knew that our parents and alumni would share my wish to help.”
Bill Morris, an Old Waynflete who supported the initiative, said: “I spent my boyhood in East Oxford and passing the 11+ transformed my life. When I heard how much difference having a laptop could make for this generation, I was glad to help.”
“No-one wins when children miss out on their education and I knew that our parents and alumni would share my wish to help.”
Susannah Baker, Development Director at MCS
Bayards Hill Primary School was one of the schools to benefit, receiving 18 laptops for pupils in need. Maurice East, Chair of the Governors, explains why the equipment was so essential: “Not all our children have access to a personal computing device and, even if they do, it is often shared with a number of siblings. For some of our pupils their only access to the internet is via the mobile data package on their parent’s or carers phones. When this runs out, they can find themselves excluded from online learning”.
"For some of our pupils their only access to the internet is via the mobile data package on their parent’s or carers phones. When this runs out, they can find themselves excluded from online learning”.
Bayards Hill Primary School
St Francis CE Primary School in East Oxford also received a number of laptops for their affected pupils. A representative said: “having access to technology to be able to work from home if required will make such a difference to our children’s home learning experience, and we are therefore hugely grateful to Magdalen College School for this wonderfully kind gesture.”
MCS visited St Francis CE Primary School just before Christmas to meet Year 6 pupils Navda and Logan, who each received a laptop. They said “thank you for picking our school to support” and even made a card to thank donors for their generosity. Fleur Belcher, Headteacher, described the donation as “transformational” given that 30% of their pupils live in poverty, adding “You are enabling us to do things that we can’t otherwise.”
“having access to technology to be able to work from home if required will make such a difference to our children's home learning experience, and we are therefore hugely grateful to Magdalen College School for this wonderfully kind gesture.”
St France CE Primary School
The campaign is part of our wider partnerships work in the city during the Covid19 pandemic. MCS has produced and donated PPE to Oxford University Hospitals and local GP surgeries, and continues to run Rose Hill Community Larder, an initiative that has proved a lifeline to residents during the pandemic.
Is it still possible to help?
Yes, it is. Please get in touch with the Waynflete Office (waynfleteoffice@mcsoxford.org) if you think you can help.
