- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools, and in 2024 was awarded Independent School of the Year for our contribution to social mobility. - 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
In 2023-24 MCS received over £448,000 in donated funds. 70% was spent on bursaries, 17% on partnership activities and 13% on pupil activities.
- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools, and in 2024 was awarded Independent School of the Year for our contribution to social mobility.
- 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
In 2023-24 MCS received over £448,000 in donated funds. 70% was spent on bursaries, 17% on partnership activities and 13% on pupil activities.
Charitable Partnerships
Charity plays an important part in school life at MCS. Each year, the school votes to select a local charity to support alongside our partnership school in Uganda, and every year group is involved in fundraising.
The school’s Charity Committee organises regular events to raise money and boost engagement across our community. Numerous staff and pupils take the initiative to do their own fundraising: from sponsored marathons, macarenas and unicycle rides, to staff concerts, pupil-led talent shows and House quizzes. Charity at MCS is varied and exciting.
Over the course of a given year, we welcome representatives from our charities to speak in Chapel, which helps to promote the charities’ vital work. In addition to the money donated for the school’s charities, each Christmas every Houseroom collects gifts to donate to Rose Hill Community Larder.​​
Through sustained support for our elected charities and the promotion of voluntary work, we hope to instil in our pupils an awareness of the importance of supporting the wider community and develop in them a desire to be involved in socially conscious action, both in at school and in their lives beyond.
Magdalen College School has a long history of supporting the work of charities close to its heart, and is delighted to have launched a partnership with Mustardseed Junior School in Sentema, Uganda.
In 2023-24, we raised:
Our Partner School: Mustardseed Junior School, Uganda
Mustardseed Junior School opened its doors to pupils in January 2022, and raising money for the school and its pupils remains a core focus of our charitable activity as a school.
Our Local Charity: Oxford Hospitals Charity
We are delighted to be supporting Oxford Hospitals Charity this year. Oxford Hospitals Charity helps to transform care – funding the best medical equipment, research, training and facilities for patients and staff. Nearly every ward and department in hospitals across Oxford has felt the positive impact of donations and fundraising. With your vital support Oxford Hospitals Charity can continue to transform the hospitals that care for you and your loved ones.
