- 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.
- 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.
On Thursday 31st January, through the combined efforts of the Parents’Association and the Waynflete Office, members of the MCS community were treated to a series of fascinating talks about the art collection in the Dining Hall at MCS. Guest speaker Ruth Bubb had recently restored the portraits of former Masters Harman Chaloner Ogle (1876-86) and William Sherwood (1888-1900), and spoke about the restoration process, MCS art archivist Meg Finnis expanded upon the characters of these men, and the importance of their roles. Since being restored by Ruth and her team, these portraits have been returned to the Dining Hall, and their occupants gazed down warmly at the attendees as Ruth explained the restoration process.
Both paintings needed considerable work. The portrait of Ogle in particular had suffered from paint flaking away, and the dark colours of both portraits meant that some finer details had been lost over the years. Sherwood’s portrait was in better shape, though Ruth identified an ‘artefact’ on the frame as a piece of tomato! Glass was fitted into the frames to ensure the longevity of the restored portraits, with their positioning in the Dining Hall in mind, the glass will serve to protect the portraits from light damage and airborne food alike.
After Ruth’s talk, School Archivist Lindsay McCormack drew attention to a display of items from the Archive. New acquisitions, such as a programme signed by Ivor Novello and an array of Peter Greenham sketches, were laid out alongside Victorian photo albums and some of the Archive’s top treasures, like the Thomas Wolsey groat bought for MCS in March 2018.
Several of the Dining Hall portraits are still in need of restoration in order to ensure that they are enjoyed by generations of MCS pupils to come. If you are interested in supporting these efforts, please contact the Waynflete Office.
